Mecole Hardman in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Georgia, 2016–⁠18

Mecole Hardman

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
183 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Bowman, GA
Born
Mar 12, 1998, in Bowman, Georgia

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Mecole Hardman played receiver at Georgia (2016–⁠18). The Kansas City Chiefs took Hardman in round 2, No. 56 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
532
Receiving yards, 2018 (Georgia, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 56
Round 2, 2019 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Career highs

6catches, career highat South Carolina, 2018103receiving yards, career highat South Carolina, 2018

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 2017

All-America: Athlon Sports 2018; ESPN 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Georgia2541816.7480
2018Georgia3453215.6759
Career5995016.11180

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Georgia1170–––
2017Georgia205050232710
2018Georgia143530163211
Career358750395921

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Georgia610000
2017Georgia540000
Career1150000

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Georgia4WRFr.
2017Georgia4WRSo.
2018Georgia4WRJr.5′11″183

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
2017Georgia440.9794th (n=507)0.5242.65%
2018Georgia590.5758th (n=497)0.5333.87%

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

2018 Georgia 14 games, 34 catches, 532 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠02631––1
Sep 8atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠1761031–––
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠74211––2
Sep 22atMissouriW 43–⁠2926013911
Sep 29vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠124430–––
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠134450––3
Oct 13atLSUL 16–⁠3622301141
Oct 27vs.FloridaW 36–⁠1721002511
Nov 3atKentuckyW 34–⁠17–––1241
Nov 10vs.AuburnW 27–⁠1023901411
Nov 17vs.MassachusettsW 66–⁠2736812412
Nov 24vs.Georgia TechW 45–⁠211441––1
Dec 1vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠3511003632
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 21–⁠28131128–
2017 Georgia 15 games, 25 catches, 418 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.App StateW 31–⁠10180123–
Sep 9atNotre DameW 20–⁠1942702642
Sep 16vs.SamfordW 42–⁠14151––1
Sep 23vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠311801251
Sep 30atTennesseeW 41–⁠0–––––4
Oct 7atVanderbiltW 45–⁠14–––––1
Oct 14vs.MissouriW 53–⁠282711366–
Oct 28vs.FloridaW 42–⁠7–––––2
Nov 4vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠103411––1
Nov 11atAuburnL 17–⁠40111051423
Nov 18vs.KentuckyW 42–⁠1322402611
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠735101293
Dec 2vs.AuburnW 28–⁠74670––1
Jan 1 ✦vs.OklahomaW 54–⁠4811502551
Jan 8 ✦vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠2628013402
2016 Georgia 4 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 24atOle MissL 14–⁠45––––––
Oct 15vs.VanderbiltL 16–⁠17––––––
Oct 29vs.FloridaL 10–⁠24––––––
Nov 19vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠21–––117–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height5′10¼″
Weight187 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9″
Wingspan71⅝″W
40-yard dash4.33 s
10-yard split1.48 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 78 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

Pro Bowl: 2019 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2019

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2019.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Kansas City Chiefs16265386
2020Kansas City Chiefs16415604
2021Kansas City Chiefs17596932
2022Kansas City Chiefs8252974
2023Kansas City Chiefs7151240
2024Kansas City Chiefs1212900
2025Buffalo Bills2000
NFL career781782,30216

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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