Will Harper: S · Tulane · #25.
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Will Harper
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the Tulane secondary. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UConn — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-14vs Florida International | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-24@ No. 10 Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 58-6vs Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-31vs Houston | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-7vs UConn | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-47@ Memphis | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-26vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-37@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-13vs Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 21 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
28%7 TFL25 tackles · 7 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Willie Fritz — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
35.9%
336 pass / 601 run
Plays / game
72.1
13 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
368 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulane, 78 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Fritz.
