Mecole Hardman is a Red Zone Weapon WR for Georgia. Mecole's 2018 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 57 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
| Javion Posey | Florida Atlantic | 2020 | 53 | 0.450 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAustin Peay | W45-0 | — | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 1 | 59 | 1.71 |
| 2 | @South Carolina | W41-17 | 14.9 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 1 | 42 | 1.10 |
| 3 | vsMiddle Tennessee | W49-7 | -3.8 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 7 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 1 · Rec Yds 3 · Avg 3.0 · Rec TD 1
| 0.78 |
| 4 | @Missouri | W43-29 | 20.8 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 1 | 54 | -0.18 |
| 5 | vsTennessee | W38-12 | 5.5 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 16 | 0.72 |
| 6 | vsVanderbilt | W41-13 | 7.6 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 25 | 0.44 |
| 7 | @LSU | L16-36 | 24.2 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 | 0.14 |
| 9 | vsFlorida | W36-17 | 23.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | -0.21 |
| 10 | @Kentucky | W34-17 | 13.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | vsAuburn | W27-10 | 23.6 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 32 | 0.94 |
| 12 | vsMassachusetts | W66-27 | -16.1 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 57 | 2.46 |
| 13 | vsGeorgia Tech | W45-21 | 0.3 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 1 | 44 | 1.33 |
| 14 | vsAlabama | L28-35 | 36.3 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | -0.03 |
| 1 | vsTexas | L21-28 | 11.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.28 |
