#17

Hardley Gilmore IV

WR · Baylor · So. · #17

Transferred Kentucky → Baylor for 2026
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Hardley Gilmore IV

WR · Kentucky · So · #17

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#317 national
CFB
College
Kentucky
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Baylor

2025Kentucky
2026Baylor

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Kentucky2831311.21--
2024Kentucky615325.51--
Career3446613.72--
SeasonTeam
2025Kentucky1--26----
2024Kentucky19------
Career2926----

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marcus Sanders Jr.’s 2022 season.

Georgia Southern · 2022

#2

Anthony Eager

South Alabama · 2025

83%
#3

Kyle McNeal

Florida International · 2025

82%
#4

Terrell Bynum

USC · 2022

81%
#5

Leyton Smithson

Washington State · 2022

81%

Matches Marcus on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight

Differs from Marcus on

Class year (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Damoriea Vick’s path through Southeast Missouri State.

Damoriea Vick

99%match

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

#2

Xavier Smith

Florida A&M · 2022

98%
#3

Bo Belquist

North Dakota · 2024

97%
#4

Cee Jay Powell

Louisiana Tech · 2020

95%
#5

Cyrus Wallace

Idaho State · 2023

93%

Matches Damoriea on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle McNeal's sophomore season at Florida International (2025).

Kyle McNeal

86%match

Florida International · 2025

#2

Anthony Eager

South Alabama · 2025

85%
#3

Justius Lowe

Oregon · 2024

82%
#4

Israel Polk

Akron · 2024

All-MAC
81%
#5

Taylor Bradshaw

Georgia Southern · 2025

79%

Matches Kyle on

Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Weight

Differs from Kyle on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1142

Final rank
#1357
Avg #1307.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1142 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
1532024
3132025

+105%

Up 105% from first season to most-recent.