Delaware · W 42-3
No tackles.
SMU · L 13-23
No tackles.
Duke · L 16-19
No tackles.
Wake Forest · L 7-51
No tackles.
Hardy has tackles in 5 of Virginia’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Caleb Hardy
Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Virginia. On tape: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Norfolk State, Week 2, 2026.
8 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 34-8
vs NC State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 26-point win at home against NC State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
4 seasons under Tony Elliott — 23-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #22 of 25 ACC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,501 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tony Elliott.
