2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Calvin Hart Jr.
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- High School:
- American Heritage
- Prev School:
- North Carolina State
2023 Senior
- Entered the transfer portal following spring practices
2022 Junior
- Played in 12 games and started 10 games at linebacker
- 22 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and 0.5 sack on the season
- Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten fourth team
- Dick Butkus Award watch list
2021 Sophomore
- Bednarik Award National Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week 9/1/21 following 1.5 TFLs and a 41-yard fumble return touchdown against Nebraska 8/28/21
- Illinois team defensive MVP against Nebraska 8/28/21
- Injured in the season opener and missed the rest of the season
2020 Sophomore (North Carolina State)
- Played in 10 games
- 18 tackles, two sacks, 3.0 TFLs, two forced fumbles on the season
2019 Redshirt Freshman (North Carolina State)
- Played in 10 games
- Missed one game with an injury
- 35 tackles, one sack, 5.5 TFLs, one fumble recovery on the season
- Seven tackles, including 1.5 TFL, in his first career start vs. #5 Clemson 11/9/19
- Tied career-high seven tackles vs. UNC 11/30/19
2018 Freshman (North Carolina State)
- Played in four games on special teams
High School
- Three star recruit by ESPN, 247, and 247 Composite
- Position ranks: #68 (ESPN), #86 (247), #99 (247Composite)
- State ranks: #176 (ESPN), #182 (247), #243 (247Composite)
- Played linebacker and safety at American Heritage High School for coach and former Pro Bowler Pat Surtain
- Helped team win Florida 5A state title as a both a junior and senior
- School finished as No. 3 ranked team nationally going 13-0 Hart’s senior season, and winning 27 games overall during his career
- 191 tackles, 88 solo stops, 17 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks during his high school career
- 92 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks his senior season
- 70 tackles, seven TFLs and four sacks his junior season
- Named first-team All-Broward County by the Miami Herald
- Also competed in track and field
Personal
- Born Sept. 20, 1999
- Son of Calvin Hart Sr. and Felicia Hart
- Two sisters, Chasity and Ciara
- Enjoys clothing design and helps design clothing for a brand owned by a close friend
- Wants to continue his own business after his playing career
- Enrolled in general curriculum
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