Usage Score
1.1
Player Dossier
2018-2023Colorado State
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.
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
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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.
Ron Hardge III played DB for Illinois, Oregon State, and Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ron Hardge III recorded 43 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Oregon State.
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.
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 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
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Illinois
2018
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon State
2020-2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Colorado State
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
20182020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2 | 17.2 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Colorado State | 2 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 2 |
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.