
Receiver, East Carolina, 2010–14
Justin Hardy
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Vanceboro , NC
- Born
- Dec 18, 1991, in Vanceboro, North Carolina
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Justin Hardy played receiver at East Carolina (2010–14). He won the 2014 Burlsworth Trophy. The Atlanta Falcons took Hardy in round 4, No. 107 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
17catches, career highat Tulane, 2013230receiving yards, career highat Tulane, 20133receiving touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2014Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | East Carolina | 64 | 658 | 10.3 | 6 | 58 |
| 2012 | East Carolina | 88 | 1,105 | 12.6 | 11 | 76 |
| 2013 | East Carolina | 114 | 1,284 | 11.3 | 8 | 44 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 121 | 1,494 | 12.3 | 10 | 66 |
| Career | 387 | 4,541 | 11.7 | 35 | 76 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | East Carolina | 20 | 175 | 0 |
| 2013 | East Carolina | 20 | 225 | 0 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 24 | 95 | 0 |
| Career | 64 | 495 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | East Carolina | 2 | WR | |
| 2011 | East Carolina | 2 | WR | |
| 2012 | East Carolina | 2 | WR | |
| 2013 | East Carolina | 2 | WR | |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 2 | WR | 6′0″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | East Carolina | 109 | 0.90 | 65th (n=341) | 0.81 | 98.3 | 12% |
| 2014 | East Carolina | 171 | 0.59 | 61st (n=496) | 0.52 | 101.6 | 16% |
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
2014 East Carolina 13 games, 121 catches, 1,494 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–7 | 8 | 87 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 23–33 | 11 | 133 | 0 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 28–21 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 70–41 | 6 | 92 | 0 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 45–24 | 8 | 120 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 28–17 | 10 | 114 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 31–21 | 14 | 186 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 10–20 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 46–54 | 15 | 188 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 34–6 | 9 | 104 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 49–32 | 9 | 88 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 30–32 | 12 | 140 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | L 20–28 | 11 | 160 | 1 | 3 |
2013 East Carolina 13 games, 114 catches, 1,284 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 52–38 | 16 | 191 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 31–13 | 4 | 36 | 1 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 10–15 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 55–31 | 6 | 66 | 1 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 24–17 | 8 | 85 | 1 | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 33–36 | 17 | 230 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 55–14 | 10 | 126 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 34–13 | 5 | 136 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 58–24 | 10 | 99 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 63–14 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 42–28 | 8 | 83 | 1 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 28–59 | 10 | 88 | 0 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 37–20 | 9 | 66 | 0 | – |
2012 East Carolina 13 games, 88 catches, 1,105 yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–13 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 10–48 | 8 | 111 | 1 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 24–14 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 6–27 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 28–18 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 20–40 | 5 | 119 | 1 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 41–7 | 6 | 137 | 2 | 4 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 42–35 | 6 | 132 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 28–56 | 6 | 31 | 1 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 48–28 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 28–23 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 65–59 | 16 | 171 | 0 | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | L 34–43 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 2 |
2011 East Carolina 10 games, 64 catches, 658 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 37–56 | 11 | 91 | 1 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 10–17 | 3 | 31 | 0 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 28–23 | 7 | 90 | 1 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 20–35 | 10 | 73 | 0 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 3–56 | 5 | 66 | 0 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 35–17 | 5 | 85 | 1 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 28–48 | 7 | 64 | 1 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 17–22 | 3 | 30 | 1 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 38–31 | 6 | 36 | 1 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 27–34 | 7 | 92 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–13).
| Drill | Combine 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¼″ |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 77½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.63 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 60 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 21 | 194 | 0 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 21 | 203 | 4 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 20 | 221 | 3 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 14 | 133 | 2 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 19 | 195 | 0 |
| NFL career | 60 | 95 | 946 | 9 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022– | CFL | Ottawa Redblacks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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