Usage Score
4.1
Player Dossier
2020-2025Auburn
Jay Hardy
DL • 6'3" • 317 lbs • Chattanooga, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay Hardy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11 disruption score.
Efficiency
11
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
8.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Liberty
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Auburn • Liberty
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
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.
Jay Hardy, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Liberty. Jay Hardy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Liberty paired 7 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Auburn, Liberty.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
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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2025 Regular Season · Auburn
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11
Usage
4.1
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Kentucky: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Unknown: 0. Alabama: 1
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. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Alabama: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Losses0.5 · n=4
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=6
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Alabama
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Auburn
2020-2025
Opening stop
- 2
Liberty
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Liberty | 2.5 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 7 | 17 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 7 | 17 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Liberty | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2 | -5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Auburn | 2 | 11 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTEP
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.
#3
Vanderbilt
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.
#4
Alabama
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.
#5
Sam Houston
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Liberty
7 primary output · 17 efficiency · 5.5 usage
13.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · Liberty
13.9
7 primary · 17 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Liberty
8.5
2.5 primary · 9.9 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.9549
McCallie School · Chattanooga, TN
- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
59
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.