Tight end, NC State (from Elon), 2022–⁠25

Cody Hardy

Number
No. 44
Height
6′4″
Weight
268 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Monroe, NC
Born
Nov 12, 2003

Cody Hardy played tight end at Elon (2022–⁠24) and NC State (2025).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Elon4276.8022
2024Elon6366.0115
2025NC State57414.8237
Career151379.1337

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Elon44TEFr.
2023Elon44TESo.
2024Elon44TEJr.
2025NC State44TESr.6′4″268

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Elon (FCS)7-0.01––-0.1–
2024Elon (FCS)60.96––5.8–
2025NC State51.79––8.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 NC State 4 games, 5 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 4vs.CampbellW 56–⁠10137137–
Nov 1vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠362311260
Nov 15atMiamiL 7–⁠411202–
Dec 19 ✦vs.MemphisW 31–⁠71404–
2024 Elon 4 games, 6 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 21vs.East Tennessee StateL 14–⁠341707–
Oct 12vs.New HampshireL 10–⁠172907–
Oct 19atUAlbanyW 30–⁠142514–
Nov 9atWilliam & MaryW 40–⁠36115015–
2023 Elon 5 games, 4 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atWake ForestL 17–⁠372405–
Sep 16vs.North Carolina A&TW 27–⁠31101–
Oct 21vs.MonmouthW 28–⁠26––––4
Nov 11atRichmondL 24–⁠38122022–
Nov 18vs.HamptonW 51–⁠14––––4

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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