Defensive back, North Carolina, 2022–25
Will Hardy
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lawrenceville, GA
Will Hardy played defensive back at North Carolina (2022–25).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Clemson, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Carolina | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 51 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 138 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Carolina | 2 | 50 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 2 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 87 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 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 | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Carolina | 31 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina | 31 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina | 31 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | North Carolina | 31 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 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
2025 North Carolina 10 games, 51 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. TCU | L 14–48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Charlotte | W 20–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Richmond | W 41–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at UCF | L 9–34 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at California | L 18–21 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Virginia | L 16–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Stanford | W 20–15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Wake Forest | L 12–28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Duke | L 25–32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at NC State | L 19–42 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 North Carolina 10 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Minnesota | W 19–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 45–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atDuke | L 20–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 24–34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia | W 41–14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Florida State | W 35–11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Wake Forest | W 31–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Boston College | L 21–41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.NC State | L 30–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. UConn | L 14–27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 North Carolina 11 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs.Minnesota | W 31–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | atPittsburgh | W 41–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Syracuse | W 40–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Miami | W 41–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Virginia | L 27–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Georgia Tech | L 42–46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Campbell | W 59–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Duke | W 47–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Clemson | L 20–31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atNC State | L 20–39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | L 10–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 North Carolina 9 games, 32 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. Notre Dame | L 32–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 41–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMiami | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atDuke | W 38–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atVirginia | W 31–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWake Forest | W 36–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 17–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.NC State | L 27–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Clemson | L 10–39 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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