Defensive back, Kentucky (from Cincinnati), 2022–25
J.Q. Hardaway
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbus, GA
J.Q. Hardaway played defensive back at Cincinnati (2022) and Kentucky (2023–25).
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last at Georgia, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 29 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 47 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 58 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 142 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 6 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 6 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 6 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Kentucky | 6 | DB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 193 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Kentucky 12 games, 58 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Toledo | W 24–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 23–30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 48–23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at South Carolina | L 13–35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Georgia | L 14–35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas | L 13–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Tennessee | L 34–56 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Auburn | W 10–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida | W 38–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 42–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Vanderbilt | L 17–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Louisville | L 0–41 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Kentucky 11 games, 47 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southern Miss | W 31–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.South Carolina | L 6–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Georgia | L 12–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOle Miss | W 20–17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 13–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | atFlorida | L 20–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Auburn | L 10–24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atTennessee | L 18–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Murray State | W 48–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atTexas | L 14–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Louisville | L 14–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Kentucky 10 games, 29 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 44–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Akron | W 35–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | atVanderbilt | W 45–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Missouri | L 21–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Tennessee | L 27–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Mississippi State | W 24–3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Alabama | L 21–49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSouth Carolina | L 14–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atLouisville | W 38–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 35–38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Cincinnati 6 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Indiana | W 45–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Tulsa | W 31–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at UCF | L 21–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. East Carolina | W 27–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Temple | W 23–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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