Daequan Hardy: CB · Penn State · #25.
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Daequan Hardy
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Fourth year in the same secondary at Penn State. First career honor, 2023: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Ole Miss — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Penn State | 22 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 15 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 40 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-13@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs No. 24 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-13@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-0vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 12-20@ No. 3 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-24vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 51-15@ Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-24vs No. 2 Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-6vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-0vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 25-38vs No. 11 Ole Miss | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
32%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
22tackles this season22 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 32-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
44.6%
412 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 60 tackles — drafted at #219 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 3rd NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 3rd NFL season
