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Daequan Hardy Pittsburgh Steelers · #31

Cornerback · 5' 9", 178 lbs · Pittsburgh, PA · Age 25

Daequan Hardy is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 219th overall, 2024.

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Pittsburgh Steelers · #31 · Cornerback

Daequan Hardy

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

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Scouting report

Daequan Hardy — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Daequan Hardy is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 219th overall, 2024.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

C-

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Daequan Hardy stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1519 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Daequan Hardy — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Daequan Hardy

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 25 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Daequan Hardy career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record

-42.5net index

50off index

8def index

94pace

Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Aaron Rodgers, Ahmari Harvey.

How his role moves

Primary cornerback role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Daequan Hardy

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-06-13

The beginning

Daequan Hardy is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his 1st NFL season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Turning pro

Drafted 219th overall, 2024 as a Cornerback.

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Daequan Hardy is a Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback, drafted 219th overall, 2024.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Hardy goes from here.

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Hardy's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 178 lbs
Draft: 219th overall, 2024
Born: Pittsburgh, PA
Age: 25
Jersey: #31

Background

Daequan Hardy is from Pittsburgh, PA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 219th overall, 2024 and plays cornerback at 5' 9", 178 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Hardy is currently on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster.

The person

Daequan Hardy is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 0 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his career.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.

Tackling0 career tackles from the secondary.

Draft pedigree219th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Daequan Hardy — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Daequan Hardy, answered.

What position does Daequan Hardy play?

Daequan Hardy is a Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

When was Daequan Hardy drafted?

Daequan Hardy was drafted 219th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Daequan Hardy played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Daequan Hardy's career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Daequan Hardy career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Daequan Hardy Pittsburgh Steelers · #31

Daequan Hardy — the report card

Where Daequan Hardy stands

Daequan Hardy — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Daequan Hardy

Daequan Hardy career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Pittsburgh Steelers built to win?

The Ballad of Daequan Hardy

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Daequan Hardy — frequently asked

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