Rolijah Hardy holds the WLB · Starter spot in Indiana Hoosiers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Rolijah Hardy is a linebacker from Lakeland, Florida, who made his collegiate debut for Indiana in the season opener versus FIU on 8/31/2024. As a true freshman, he appeared in all 13 games with four starts and recorded an interception return for a touchdown against Western Illinois, becoming the first true freshman with such a score since 2015. In his 2025 sophomore season, Hardy started all 16 games and posted 103 total tackles, 48 solo tackles, 8 sacks, and 15 tackles for loss. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from both conference media and coaches panels. Hardy currently returns as a junior for the Hoosiers.