Lenard Harden

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
HS:
Ridgeway HS
Prev School:
Ridgeway HS

Career

Has played in 21 games ... Has primarily seen game action on special teams ... Has registered six total tackles (3 solo/3 assists).

2015 (Junior)

Saw game action in all 13 contests ... Primarily played on special teams ... Posted six total tackles (3 unassisted/3 assists) ... Registered first collegiate tackles in a road victory at Bowling Green ... Had one solo stop and one assist vs. the Falcons ... The two total tackles were a career high ... First stop was an assist on a kickoff ... Helped pull down the Falcons’ kick returner at Bowling Green’s own 5 yard line ... His first collegiate solo tackle came early in the fourth quarter on another kickoff ... Following a Memphis TD to tie game at 41-all, wrestled down the Bowling Green kick returner at the Falcons’ 13 yard line ... A penalty on the play pushed the Falcons back to their own 6 ... His play forced Bowling Green to start a drive deep in its own territory ... A Tigers defense 3-and-out followed his key special teams play and set up the Memphis offense with a short field ... Memphis scored a FG — the game’s winning score — on that offensive possession ... Had an assisted tackle in the upset home win over Ole Miss ... Tackle came on a third-quarter kickoff after Memphis opened the second half with a TD for a 31-14 lead ... Posted an assisted tackle in the regular-season home finale vs. SMU ... Assisted tackle vs. the Mustangs came while playing with the defensive unit ... Registered a career-high two solo hits vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl ... The two total tackles tied a career best.

2014 (Sophomore)

Saw action in two contests ... Member of the Tigers team that won 10 games (10-3 record) and earned a shared of the American Athletic Conference regular-season championship ... Team posted the program’s first 10-win campaign since 1938 … Squad also won the Miami Beach Bowl, a thrilling 55-48 double-overtime victory over BYU.

2013 (Freshman)

Played in seven games ... Game action came in the first seven contests of his collegiate career ... His first collegiate action came in the season opener vs. Duke.

High School

Played at Ridgeway High School for head coach Duron Sutton … A 2012 All-District 15-3A first team selection at linebacker his senior season ... Helped lead the Roadrunners to a 9-4 overall record and a 7-1 league mark as a senior … That same season, helped Ridgeway High School to a District 15-3A title and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 3A playoff berth … The Roadrunners advanced to the TSSAA Class 3A third round ... Named to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game roster following his senior campaign ... As a junior in 2011, picked up Associated Press (AP) All-West Tennessee first team and Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps (all-metro 5A/6A) accolades ... Registered 151 total tackles, including 103 solo stops, his junior season ... Among his tackles in 2011 were 35 TFL and eight sacks ... Also had three picks, two interceptions returned for TD, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Helped the Roadrunners to a 9-4 record in 2011 ... Started as a sophomore on the 2010 Ridgeway High School team that won its first 13 games before losing in the TSSAA Class 5A state playoff semifinal round ... Named to the 2010 All-District 15-3A Team his sophomore season ... Registered 80 tackles, one interception and four forced fumbles as a sophomore.

Personal

Son of Lenard Harden and Vicki Young ... Born in Memphis ... Birthday is September 27 ... Has four siblings: Quashonda Harden, Taurus Harden, Victoria Granderson and Alonna Tate ... An organizational leadership major.