 Hardman with the Chiefs in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Kickoff returner | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 12, 1998 Bowman, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||
| High school: | Elbert County (Elberton, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia (2016–2018) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 2 / pick: 56 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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Carey Mecole Hardman Jr. (born March 12, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has won Super Bowl LIV, Super Bowl LVII, and Super Bowl LVIII with the Chiefs. In Super Bowl LVIII, Hardman scored the game-winning walk-off touchdown in overtime. Hardman has also briefly played for the New York Jets.