Defensive back, Illinois (from Southern Miss, Jacksonville State, Louisville), 2018–23
Nicario Harper
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
Nicario Harper played defensive back at Southern Miss (2018–19), Jacksonville State (2020–21), Louisville (2022) and Illinois (2023).
Career highs
17tackles, career highvs. Nebraska, 2023Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville State | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | 16 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 48 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 88 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Southern Miss | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Southern Miss | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Louisville | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Illinois 8 games, 48 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Penn State | L 13–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 23–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Purdue | L 19–44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Nebraska | L 7–20 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Maryland | W 27–24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Wisconsin | L 21–25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Minnesota | W 27–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 43–45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Louisville 2 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida State | L 31–35 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. South Florida | W 41–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Jacksonville State 2 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UAB | L 0–31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atFlorida State | W 20–17 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Jacksonville State 2 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | atFlorida State | L 24–41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Florida International | W 19–10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 10 vs. Mercer; Oct 17 at North Alabama; Feb 28 vs. Tennessee Tech; Mar 7 at Tennessee State; Mar 14 at UT Martin; Mar 21 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Mar 28 vs. Austin Peay; Apr 3 at Eastern Illinois; Apr 11 at Murray State; Apr 24 vs. Davidson; May 2 vs. Delaware, so those games are not listed.
2018 Southern Miss 2 games, 2 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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