Darrell Harding Jr.

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
222
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winter Garden, Fla.
High School:
West Orange

DUKE CAREER: In 42 career games (five starts), recorded 35 receptions for 452 yards (12.91) ... posted nine career games with 2+ receptions, including a career-best five against North Carolina in 2020 ... tallied a career-high 70 receiving yards during contest with the Tar Heels in 2020 ... posted a career-long 50-yard reception against Northwestern in 2021 ... played 1,200 career snaps.

2022: Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in eight games, missing the Kansas, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and UCF contests ... recorded three receptions for 21 yards (7.00) ... posted a season-high two receptions for 16 yards against North Carolina A&T ... added a season-long eight-yard reception against the Aggies ... on the field for 102 snaps.

2021: Saw action in all 12 games, making five starts against North Carolina A&T, Northwestern, Kansas, North Carolina and Georgia Tech ... recorded 12 receptions for 141 yards (11.75) ... earned a season-high 2+ catches on three occasions against Charlotte, Northwestern and Virginia ... posted a season-high 58 yards and a 50-yard reception against the Wildcats ... compiled 15+ receiving yards twice against Northwestern and Louisville ... on the field for 493 snaps.

2020: Played in all 11 games … recorded 12 receptions for 160 yards (13.33) … ranked fifth on the team in yards per reception … tallied a season-best five receptions for 70 yards against North Carolina … reeled in a season-long 31-yard reception at Virginia … compiled 15+ receiving yards on four different occasions against Boston College, Virginia, Charlotte, and North Carolina ... blocked one punt against Charlotte ... on the field for 364 snaps.

2019: Played in 10 games, missing the Alabama and Pittsburgh contests ... caught eight passes for 130 yards (16.25) ... accumulated a season-best 41 receiving yards against Georgia Tech with a season-long 41-yard reception ... had a season-high two receptions against both North Carolina A&T and Miami ... compiled 20+ receiving yards on four different occasions against North Carolina A&T, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, and Miami ... on the field for 241 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2019.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at West Orange under coach Robert Head ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... the No. 72 wide receiver in the country according to ESPN.com and No. 99 by 247Sports.com ... two-time All-Metro and All-Central Florida selection ... the Orlando Touchdown Club Player of the Year following senior campaign ... named to the All-Orlando Sentinel varsity football first team as a senior ... finished final campaign with 52 receptions for 1,067 yards and 15 TDs while adding two kickoff returns for scores ... set school records with four receiving TDs and 235 receiving yards against Ocoee ... as a junior, caught 24 passes for 390 yards and eight TDs ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born December 3, 2000 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a degree in psychology, a minor in sociology and a certificate in markets and management ... son of Darrell and Heather Harding Sr. ... father was a four-year letterwinner (1992-93-94-95) in football at the University of Cincinnati and served as a team captain for the 1995 campaign ... second cousin, Ken Griffey Jr., is a Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member who was a 13-time MLB All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove recipient, seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner and 1997 American League Most Valuable Player ... great uncle, Ken Griffey Sr., is a former Major League Baseball All-Star, two-time World Series champion (1975-76) with the Cincinnati Reds and was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2004 ... cousin, Trey Griffey, was a four-year letterwinner (2013-14-15-16) in football at the University of Arizona, earning honorable mention All-Pac 12 accolades in 2016 and helping the Wildcats to three bowl games including the 2014 Fiesta Bowl ... cousin, Taryn Griffey, lettered two years (2016-17) in women’s basketball at the University of Arizona.