Player Dossier

2022-2025

Kentucky

Jonquis Hardaway

DB • 6'3" • 193 lbs • Columbus, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jonquis Hardaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

65

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

68

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Cincinnati • Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee Tech

Player Story

Jonquis Hardaway built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Columbus, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Cincinnati and Kentucky. The clearest part of Jonquis Hardaway's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8981

Central · Phenix City, AL

Committed To
Cincinnati
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Jonquis Hardaway, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky. Jonquis Hardaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
142
TFL
6
Sacks
2
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
12

Quick Answers

Jonquis Hardaway quick answers

Latest team and position
Kentucky · DB
Career Tackles
142
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
Best season
2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
Top game
Tennessee Tech
Recruit profile
4-star · Central · Cincinnati
High school pipeline
Central · 45 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank
58 tackles · DB 101st (top 11%) · SEC 56th (top 8%) · National 437th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2022 Regular SeasonCincinnati6821--018.9
2023 PostseasonKentucky1071011033.8
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky102210-3033.8
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky1147-0-3032
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky125821-5049.7

Related Context

Jonquis Hardaway played DB for Cincinnati and Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jonquis Hardaway recorded 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kentucky paired 9 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, Kentucky.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee Tech

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

27.6

Usage

5.5

Consistency

25

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. South Carolina: 0. Georgia: 0. Texas: 0.5. Tennessee: 0. Auburn: 2. Florida: 2. Tennessee Tech: 2. Vanderbilt: 0. Louisville: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 2 by 18.3. Ole Miss: 7 by 29.2. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Georgia: 11 by 45.8. Texas: 1 by 9.2. Tennessee: 6 by 25. Auburn: 3 by 32.5. Florida: 4 by 36.7. Tennessee Tech: 4 by 36.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 6 by 40

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -1.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee Tech

Best efficiency game

45.8 vs Georgia

Result
Sat 11/29@ LouisvilleL 0-41630.5001
Sat 11/22@ VanderbiltL 17-4532000
Sat 11/15vs Tennessee TechSplash gameW 42-1044110
Sun 11/9vs FloridaSplash gameW 38-743002
Sat 11/1@ AuburnSplash gameW 10-331002
Sat 10/25vs TennesseeL 34-5665000
Sat 10/18vs TexasL 13-16100.5000
Sat 10/4@ Georgia10+ tacklesL 14-35117000
Sat 9/27@ South CarolinaL 13-3554000
Sat 9/13vs Eastern MichiganW 48-2365000
Sat 9/6vs Ole MissL 23-3075000
Sat 8/30vs ToledoW 24-16210010

Player Story

Jonquis Hardaway story

Jonquis Hardaway built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Columbus, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Cincinnati and Kentucky. The clearest part of Jonquis Hardaway's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Jonquis Hardaway's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2023-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonCincinnati310.62.4
2023 PostseasonKentucky719.134
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky719.130
2024 Regular SeasonKentucky522.44.2-2
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky927.65.54

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tennessee Tech

Week 12 · W 42-10

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Clemson

Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

77.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Auburn

Week 9 · L 10-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

70.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Miami (OH)

Week 3 · W 38-17

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Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Southern Miss

Week 1 · W 31-0

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Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

9 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 5.5 usage

49.7

#2

2023 Postseason · Kentucky

33.8

7 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

33.8

7 primary · 19.1 efficiency · 3 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

6

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games