No. 34 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Cleveland, Ohio | February 7, 1994||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Illinois | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Career history
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Justin Hardee (born February 7, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.
College career[]
Hardee committed to Illinois as a three-star prospect out of Cleveland, Ohio where he racked up a total of 841 yards receiving throughout his entire career.[1]
College statistics[]
Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yards | TDs |
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2016 | Illinois | 12 | 25 | 314 | 0 |
2014 | Illinois | 10 | 19 | 240 | 1 |
2013 | Illinois | 6 | 11 | 95 | 0 |
2012 | Illinois | 0 | 17 | 192 | 0 |
College totals | 28 | 72 | 841 | 1 |
Professional career[]
Houston Texans[]
Hardee was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[3]
New Orleans Saints[]
On September 7, 2017, Hardee was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2017.[5] In Week 9, Hardee blocked a punt by Bryan Anger and returned it for a touchdown in a 30-10 win over the Buccaneers, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Justin Hardee, Illinois Fighting Illini, Wide Receiver". https://247sports.com/player/justin-hardee-13901.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL: Texans sign 20 college free agents". May 12, 2017. http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/OFFICIAL-Texans-sign-20-college-free-agents/0ce73e00-7f22-4739-a09e-8882b2f04f88. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". September 2, 2017. http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110.
- ↑ Teope, Herbie (September 7, 2017). "Saints sign Justin Hardee to practice squad". http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2017/09/saints_sign_justin_hardee_to_p.html.
- ↑ Underhill, Nick (September 23, 2017). "Saints promote Arthur Maulet, Justin Hardee to 53-man roster". http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_5e50ced2-a062-11e7-8eff-9782db2aac51.html.
- ↑ Shook, Nick (November 8, 2017). "T.Y. Hilton, Jared Goff among NFL Players of the Week". http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000874024/article/ty-hilton-leads-nfls-top-players-of-week-9.