Drew Hardin is a junior wide receiver and safety at West Jessamine High in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and his two seasons on record tell a story most receiver profiles never get to tell. As a sophomore he caught 61 passes for 778 yards and five touchdowns at 12.8 a catch — a possession receiver his offense trusted on every down. As a junior he has 37 catches for 674 yards and nine touchdowns, and the yards per catch jumped to 18.2. That is the most useful pattern a coach can see. The sophomore year proves hands and availability; the junior year proves he can win downfield and finish. Nine touchdowns on 37 catches means nearly a quarter of his receptions end in the end zone, and defenses that now key on him have not stopped it. At 5-11 and 155 pounds, Hardin wins on route running and timing rather than size, and a 315-pound squat with a 185-pound power clean at his weight is real strength for absorbing contact at the catch point. A 3.6 GPA keeps every door open for this ONE11 three-star.
Junior receiver at 18.2 a catch with nine touchdowns
