Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Illinois
Justin Hardee
WR • 6'1" • Cleveland, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Justin Hardee reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Justin Hardee built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 19, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Justin Hardee's career was his receiving role: 72...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Justin Hardee, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois. Justin Hardee reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 841
- Receptions
- 72
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Hardee quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 841
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glenville · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Glenville · 74 FBS recruits · 9 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 314 receiving yards · WR 351st (top 36%) · Big Ten 47th (top 23%) · National 423rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 17 | 192 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | Illinois | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 51 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 18 | 230 | 1 | 51 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 25 | 314 | 0 | 62 |
Related Context
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Justin Hardee played WR for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Hardee recorded 12 rushing yards, 841 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Illinois paired 314 primary output with 64.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
31.4
Efficiency
64.2
Usage
14.8
Consistency
34.6
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Murray State: 31. North Carolina: 4. Western Michigan: 49. Nebraska: 17. Rutgers: 5. Minnesota: 7. Michigan State: 23. Wisconsin: 47. Iowa: 6. Northwestern: 125
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Murray State: 1 by 100. North Carolina: 1 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 5 by 65.3. Nebraska: 3 by 37.8. Rutgers: 1 by 33.3. Minnesota: 1 by 46.7. Michigan State: 1 by 100. Wisconsin: 2 by 100. Iowa: 1 by 40. Northwestern: 9 by 92.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins19.7 · Games = 3 · -16.8 vs Losses
Losses36.4 · Games = 7 · +16.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northwestern100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-42 | — | 9 | 125 | 13.7 | 13.90 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Iowa | L 0-28 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 3-48 | — | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Michigan State | W 31-27 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Minnesota | L 17-40 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Rutgers | W 24-7 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Nebraska | L 16-31 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-34 | — | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina | L 23-48 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Murray State | W 52-3 | — | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
Player Story
Justin Hardee story
Justin Hardee built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 19, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Justin Hardee's career was his receiving role: 72 catches, 841 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 12 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Hardee's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 192 | 62.6 | 12.1 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 95 | 58.5 | 6.6 | -97 |
| 2014 Postseason | Illinois | 240 | 69.4 | 9.2 | 145 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 240 | 69.4 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | -240 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 314 | 64.2 | 14.8 | 314 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 13 · L 21-42 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
125
Receiving Yards
97.5 takeover
125 receiving yards with a 92.6 efficiency score.
#2
vs Western Kentucky
Week 2 · W 42-34
110
Receiving Yards
85.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Charleston Southern
Week 3 · W 44-0
99
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 11 · L 3-48 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
77.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 35-60 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
68.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Illinois
314 primary output · 64.2 efficiency · 14.8 usage
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#2
2014 Postseason · Illinois
51
240 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Illinois
51
240 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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