Usage Score
6.8
Player Dossier
2022-2025Kentucky
J.Q. Hardaway
DB • 6'3" • 193 lbs • Columbus, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
J.Q. Hardaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
27.6
Consistency
25
Season Value
18.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
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.
J.Q. Hardaway, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kentucky. J.Q. Hardaway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
J.Q. Hardaway played DB for Cincinnati and Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, J.Q. 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.
Supporting note
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: Unknown
Game with 2 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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2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
6.8
Consistency
25
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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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. Unknown: 2. Vanderbilt: 0. Louisville: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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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. Unknown: 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.
Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 6 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Louisville | L 0-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Vanderbilt | L 17-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Florida | W 38-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Auburn | W 10-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Tennessee | L 34-56 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Texas | L 13-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Georgia10+ tackles | L 14-35 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ South Carolina | L 13-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 48-23 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Ole Miss | L 23-30 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Toledo | W 24-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Cincinnati
2022
Opening stop
- 2
Kentucky
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 10.6 | 2.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Kentucky | 6 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 6 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5 | 22.4 | 4.3 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 27.6 | 6.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.
#2
Clemson
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
#3
Auburn
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#4
Florida
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#5
Auburn
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
9 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage
18.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kentucky
12.6
5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Kentucky
11.2
6 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8981
Central · Phenix City, AL
- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
142
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 39 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.