Agreed to terms, 4/26/26…After playing in 44 games at Elon (2022-24) and North Carolina State (2025), Hardy joined the Black and Gold following the 2026 NFL Draft as a free agent…With the Wolfpack in 2025, finished with six receptions for 83 yards with two touchdowns in his final college campaign and earned an 80.8 run-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus…Played in 13 games for the Wolfpack in his final collegiate season (2025), catching six passes for 83 yards with two touchdowns. Also had a four-yard rushing TD…Caught a 37-yard TD in win vs. Campbell…Recorded a catch for nine yards and rushed once for a four-yard score at Duke…Had two catches for 31 yards with a touchdown vs. Georgia Tech…Started the first 10 games for Elon in 2024 before injury ended his season early…Caught six passes for 36 yards and a TD…Had a season-high 15 receiving yards in the win at William & Mary…Caught a TD on final play of first quarter in a win at UAlbany that put Elon ahead 14-7, a lead they never relinquished…Saw action in all 11 games, starting three in 2023…Had four receptions for 27 yards and two rushes for eight yards, including a career-long 22-yard reception at Richmond…Posted a career-best two receptions at Wake Forest…In 2022, Played in 10 games, starting three times, at tight end…Attended Parkwood (Monroe, N.C.) HS…Played four years of football, earning two letters. Team went 6-3 as senior, 7-3 in 2019…Had 488 career receiving yards and nine total TDs. Added 229 tackles and 11 sacks on defense…Two-time All-Conference player and 2021 Defensive Player of the Year…Also lettered in wrestling, earning a state championship as a junior…Served as a team captain in both football and in wrestling….Full name is Cody Lee Hardy.
