17–0
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66Overall
CBSEC

J.Q. Hardaway

Kentucky · Cornerback · 2023-25

INT
3
PD
12
TKL
134

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2023 to 2025, Hardaway recorded 134 tackles. From 2024 to 2025, Hardaway also had 3 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 66 overall, the 11th-highest cornerback rating at Kentucky since 1990 and No. 59 among all cornerbacks of the 2025-Present era.

Season by Season

J.Q. Hardaway season-by-season statistics at Kentucky
SeasonTklPDInt
20232940
20244732
20255851
Total134123

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

Kentucky Teammates

  1. 71Ty Bryant2023-25S
  2. 68Daveren Rayner2023-25LB
  3. 68Kendrick Law2025WR
  4. 67Alex Afari Jr.2022-25LB
  5. 67Seth McGowan2025RB
  6. 66Cutter Boley2024-25QB
  7. 64Antwan Smith2024-25LB
  8. 64Dante Dowdell2025RB
  9. 64Quintavion Norman2025LB
  10. 64Zach Calzada2025QB

Full Kentucky all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Leonard MooreNotre Dame · 2024-25CB
  2. 90Mansoor DelaneLSU · 2025CB
  3. 88Hezekiah MassesCalifornia · 2025CB
  4. 80D'Angelo PondsIndiana · 2024-25CB
  5. 80John NestorMinnesota · 2025CB
  6. 75Evan JohnsonBYU · 2022-25CB
  7. 75Devon MarshallNC State · 2024-25CB
  8. 74Treydan StukesArizona · 2020-25CB

Best college cornerbacks since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia 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.