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Daequan Hardy

Penn State · Cornerback · 2020-23

INT
5
PD
17
TKL
60

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2023, Hardy recorded 60 tackles. From 2021 to 2023, Hardy also had 5 interceptions.

Hardy was the No. 219 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 11th-highest cornerback rating at Penn State since 1990 and No. 142 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2023
    • Third-team all-conference
  2. 2024
    • No. 219 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Daequan Hardy season-by-season statistics at Penn State
SeasonTklPDInt
20201020
20211562
20221321
20232272
Total60175

Seasons with tracked stats at Penn State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Penn State Teammates

  1. 90Tyler Warren2021-24TE
  2. 90Abdul Carter2022-24EDGE
  3. 83Ji'Ayir Brown2020-22S
  4. 80Joey Porter Jr.2019-22CB
  5. 80Jaquan Brisker2019-21S
  6. 77Kalen King2021-23CB
  7. 77Arnold Ebiketie2021EDGE
  8. 75Kaytron Allen2022-25RB
  9. 75Nicholas Singleton2022-25RB
  10. 74Zakee Wheatley2021-25S

Full Penn State all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

Best college cornerbacks since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Daequan Hardy) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.