Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Penn State
Daequan Hardy
CB • 5'9" • 181 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Daequan Hardy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Daequan Hardy built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 25, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Daequan Hardy's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 43
- Overall
- No. 219
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Daequan Hardy, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Penn State. Daequan Hardy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Daequan Hardy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 60
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Hartley · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Hartley · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 6 · Pick 43 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · CB 147th (top 36%) · Big Ten 190th (top 31%) · National 1,813th (top 31%)
Daequan Hardy played CB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daequan Hardy recorded 60 tackles and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Penn State.
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Honors
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesthird
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediasecond
- 20232023 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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