Going into the 2022 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Penn State roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season.
With Penn State’s secondary losing a couple of key starters to the NFL draft in 2022, a starting position at cornerback has opened up. And Daequan Hardy is hoping to be the one who fills the top spot on the depth chart at the vacant position.
Here is a quick overview of one of Penn State’s potential stars on defense heading into the 2022 season.
Preseason Player Profile
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Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Ht: 5-9
Wt: 182
247Sports Composite Ranking
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Class in 2021: Redshirt sophomore
Career Stats
Year
G
Tackles
TFL
Sacks
PD
INT
FFs
2019
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
9
10
1
1
2
0
0
2021
12
15
2
1
9
2
0
Depth Chart Overview
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Penn State has one solid starter at cornerback with the return of Joey Porter Jr. to the roster in 2022. But the starting spot at the opposite cornerback position is up for grabs, with Hardy being widely considered a leading candidate for the job. But it is far from a given he will end up being the starter paired with Porter Jr. Kalen King, another rising star on defense, is Hardy’s top competition for the vacant starting job on defense, and the decision could come down to the two of these young players on the rise.
How defensive coordinator Manny Diaz arrives at a final decision on this starting position remains to be seen, and the possibility of finding ways to have both players involved in some capacity is not out of the question given the talent to work with. The one thing Hardy has to his…
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