Greg
Hardy.
Greg
Hardy.
Mississippi· 6'4"· 281 lb· 4.82s 40
Greg Hardy is an intimidating, powerful 4-3 defensive end, best suited for aggressive, one-gap penetrating fronts that prioritize disruption and quick tackles for loss.
As a rookie, Hardy can immediately contribute as a pass-rushing specialist and eventually develop into a Pro Bowl caliber starting strong-side defensive end.
A passive, two-gap 3-4 defensive end scheme where his explosive get-off is underutilized and his run defense consistency is not a primary asset.
Hardy's blend of size, speed, and power makes him a versatile and dangerous weapon, particularly when allowed to attack upfield and pressure the quarterback in a 4-3 alignment.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.82sp50
- Vertical
- 35inp50
- Broad jump
- 117inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.25sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.65sp50
- Bench
- 21repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ole Miss | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Ole Miss | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Ole Miss | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.