(Glendale, AZ) The Arizona Rattlers have two defensive lineman and a linebacker to bolster the league’s leading defense from 2026.
Christopher Hardie, Defensive Line
Hardie, 6-2, 260 pounds, signed with the Arizona Rattlers before the 2025 season but earned an opportunity with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League and did not play in the IFL last season.
In college, he played in eight games at defensive end for the Ole Miss Rebels in 2024, recording six total tackles, four of those solo. He also had 3.5 tackles for loss. His one season at Ole Miss came after he played 48 games in four seasons at Jacksonville State from 2020 to 2023. There, he started 32 games and was named to the All-Conference USA First Team Defense. One of his career highlights was a 58-yard interception return for a touchdown in 2023.
Hardie is from Vincent, Ala.
Tra’Klayn “KK” Reno, Linebacker
Reno, 6-foot, 220 pounds, was the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2025, playing for Southeastern Louisiana. That year, he recorded 118 tackles which ranked him 11th nationally in FCS. He had 10 tackles for loss including two sacks.
Over his four years at Southeastern Louisiana, he played in 46 games and started 25 of those, all in his last two seasons. He finished his career with 270 tackles, 93 of those solo. He had an interception and four forced fumbles.
He is from New Iberia, La.
Antoineo Harris, Defensive Line
Harris, 6-3, 260-pounds, had a six-year college career starting in junior college and going through Indiana St., New Mexico and UConn.
In his final season at UConn, he played in all 13 games and recorded a career-high 30 tackles including 13 solo. He had three tackles for loss, two of those being sacks.
He signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League for the 2026 season but was released just before the start of the season.
Harris is from Chicago.
Press Release courtesy of the Arizona Ratrlers – Jay Gonzales
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