WR#1
Mecole Hardman
gsis_id 00-0035140
BUF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.74 yd
- Cushion
- 7.51 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 4.27
- Avg YAC
- 8.40
- Share of intended air yards
- 49.8%
- Catch rate
- 54.5%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 25.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 67.7
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.028 | 0.09 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 90 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.035 | 0.05 | 62 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 186 | 1 | -3.9 | 0.097 | 0.22 | -2 | 42.4 |
| 2022 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 307 | 4 | 18.4 | 0.100 | 0.23 | 38 | 97.5 |
| 2021 | 20 | 92 | 67 | 814 | 3 | 25.5 | 0.120 | 0.26 | 101 | 178.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 187 lb
- College
- Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 2 · Pk 56 · KC
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- CUT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · Questionable · Calf · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · BUF
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
83 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2021 · WR cohort of 98
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2021; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Laviska ShenaultWR · JAX · distance 0.65
- Separation
- 3.65
- Cushion
- 6.69
- YAC over expected
- 1.73
- Share of air yards
- 12.2
- Catch rate
- 63.0
Cedrick WilsonWR · DAL · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 3.64
- Cushion
- 6.30
- YAC over expected
- 1.24
- Share of air yards
- 11.3
- Catch rate
- 73.8
Kadarius ToneyWR · NYG · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 3.36
- Cushion
- 7.14
- YAC over expected
- 1.61
- Share of air yards
- 9.2
- Catch rate
- 68.4
Jerry JeudyWR · DEN · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 3.58
- Cushion
- 6.38
- YAC over expected
- 1.04
- Share of air yards
- 13.3
- Catch rate
- 67.9
Kendrick BourneWR · NE · distance 0.85
- Separation
- 3.30
- Cushion
- 6.43
- YAC over expected
- 2.73
- Share of air yards
- 14.0
- Catch rate
- 78.6
Mecole Hardman baseline
- Separation
- 4.12
- Cushion
- 6.83
- YAC over expected
- 2.21
- Share of air yards
- 12.8
- Catch rate
- 71.1