Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 41-24@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jake Harkleroad
Senior linebacker for North Carolina. 2023: 3 tackles.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Charlotte, NC
North Carolina 2023 alumnus
The story
4 linebacker for North Carolina. 2023: 3 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJake Harkleroad
Third year in the North Carolina linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Pittsburgh, Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at North Carolina, 14 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coach2020
North Carolina
2022–2023
North Carolina
Played his entire career under Mack Brown.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mack Brown — 25-14 over that span.
2020North Carolina8-4HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 41–31
vs Miami
1 TOT
Edged out Miami at home in a shootout.
With D. Maye — 273 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.4 · 10 rush yds (10 car) · O. Hampton — 197 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology