Position: Wide receiver Height 1.83 m 40 yard dash time 4.56 seconds | Name Justin Hardy Weight: 188 lb (85 kg) Parents Sam Hardy, Tara Hardy | |
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Date of birth: (1991-12-18) December 18, 1991 (age 24) Place of birth: Vanceboro, North Carolina High school: Vanceboro (NC) West Craven NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107 Role American football wide receiver College East Carolina Pirates football Current team Atlanta Falcons (#16 / Wide receiver) Similar People Shane Carden, Ruffin McNeill, Leonard Hankerson, Tevin Coleman, Vic Beasley Profiles | ||
The Most Underrated WR in the NFL || Justin Hardy 2016 Falcons Highlights
Justin Hardy (born December 18, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at East Carolina. Hardy was the NCAA all time reception leader until his former teammate Zay Jones overtook his record during the 2016 season.
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- The Most Underrated WR in the NFL Justin Hardy 2016 Falcons Highlights
- Justin hardy east carolina football wr pr 2013 virginia tech game
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Justin hardy east carolina football wr pr 2013 virginia tech game
Early years
Hardy attended West Craven High School in Vanceboro, North Carolina. As a senior on the football team, he played quarterback after previously being a wide receiver. 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).
College career
Hardy was redshirted as a freshman at East Carolina University in 2010, a season in which he walked on. After earning a scholarship in spring 2011, 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. 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. 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. During the first game of his senior season in 2014, he set East Carolina's record for career receptions, passing Dwayne Harris' 268. On November 22, 2014, against Tulane, Hardy became the NCAA's all-time leading receptions leader, passing Ryan Broyles' 349. 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. For the season Hardy had 121 receptions for 1,494 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Hardy finished his collegiate career with 387 receptions for 4,541 yards and 35 touchdowns.
Professional career
Hardy was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (107th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, Hardy played in nine games, catching 21 passes for 194 yards. In Week 2 of the 2016 season, against the Oakland Raiders, Hardy scored his first career touchdown when he caught a deflected pass from Matt Ryan in the end zone. Hardy and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.