Justin Hardy

Justin Hardy

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Hardy in 2015
No. 16 Atlanta Falcons
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-12-18) December 18, 1991
Place of birth: Vanceboro, North Carolina
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Vanceboro (NC) West Craven
College: East Carolina
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Receptions: 21
Receiving yards: 194
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Justin Hardy (born December 18, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at East Carolina.

Early years

Hardy attended West Craven High School in Vanceboro, North Carolina. As a senior he played quarterback after previously being a wide receiver.[1] That season he passed for 2,500 yards and had 35 passing touchdowns. Hardy also picked two additional letters as a shooting and point guard on the basketball floor and another in track as a high jumper (best of 6-4 or 1.93m).[2]

College career

Hardy was redshirted as a freshman at East Carolina University in 2010, a season in which he walked on.[3] After earning a scholarship in spring 2011,[3] he started eight of 10 games in his redshirt freshman season in 2011, recording a school freshman record 64 receptions for 658 yards and six touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2012 Hardy was an All-Conference USA first-team selection after recording 88 receptions for 1,105 yards and 11 touchdowns.[5] As a junior in 2013, Hardy was again first-team All-Conference USA after setting school records for receptions (114) and receiving yards (1,284) in a season.[6] During the first game of his senior season in 2014, he set East Carolina's record for career receptions, passing Dwayne Harris' 268.[7] On November 22, 2014, against Tulane, Hardy became the NCAA's all-time leading receptions leader, passing Ryan Broyles' 349.[8][9] On December 8, 2014, Hardy was named the winner of that season's Burlsworth Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding player who began his college career as a walk-on.[3] For the season Hardy had 121 receptions for 1,494 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Hardy finished his college career with 387 receptions for 4,541 yards and 35 touchdowns.

References

  1. ↑ DeCock: Justin Hardy embodies The ECU Way
  2. ↑ http://nc.milesplit.com/meets/72169/results/123406
  3. 1 2 3 "Justin Hardy Named 2014 Burlsworth Trophy Winner" (Press release). ECU Athletics. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ East Carolina sophomore Justin Hardy turning heads at receiver
  5. ↑ ECU receiver Justin Hardy rises through record book
  6. ↑ Football: ECU’s Hardy closes final spring
  7. ↑ East Carolina’s Justin Hardy pulls off hat trick
  8. ↑ Justin Hardy sets receptions record
  9. ↑ ECU WR Justin Hardy breaks FBS career receiving record

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