Player Dossier

2018-2023

Illinois

Ron Hardge III

DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ron Hardge III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.1

Efficiency

11.7

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

8.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Illinois • Oregon State • Colorado State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ron Hardge III, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State. Ron Hardge III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 0 primary output with 6.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Oregon State, Colorado State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Colorado State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

11.7

Usage

1.1

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 1. Colorado: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Boise State: 0. UNLV: 1. Air Force: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. Air Force: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UNLV

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs UNLV

Result
Sat 10/28vs Air ForceL 13-3031000
Sat 10/21@ UNLVL 23-2532001
Sun 10/15vs Boise StateW 31-3022000
Sat 9/23@ Middle TennesseeW 31-2320000
Sun 9/17@ ColoradoL 35-4311000
Sat 9/2vs Washington StateL 24-5010001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oregon State

    2020-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Colorado State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonOregon State00
2021 Regular SeasonOregon State217.22.72
2022 Regular SeasonOregon State06.91.3-2
2023 Regular SeasonColorado State211.71.12

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#2

California

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#3

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.2 takeover score.

#5

Colorado

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Oregon State

0 primary output · 6.9 efficiency · 1.3 usage

36.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Oregon State

10.1

2 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8107

Cardinal Gibbons · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

43

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ron Hardge III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
43