Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Total | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
#88
Deon Hardin
Senior wide receiver for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 189 lb · Biloxi, MS · Biloxi
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
11
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 11 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 11 yds, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonDeon Hardin
The receipt on tape: 11 rec yds, 1 receptions against Furman, Week 1, 2026.
11 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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College
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 11.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
1 rec · 11 yds
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2025 - JUNIOR Appeared in just one game in his first season on Rocky Top … Made Tennessee debut against UAB (9/20). 2024 - SOPHOMORE (EAST CENTRAL CC) Appeared in five games for East Central Mississippi Community College … Hauled in four receptions...
The receiver room · Tennessee
- #14Braylon Staley837 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Mike Matthews813 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Radarious Jackson90 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Joakim Dodson38 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Deon Hardin1 game · 2026
12 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology