#17

Hardley Gilmore IV

Junior wide receiver for Kentucky. 2025: 28 catches, 313 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Kentucky · Jr. · #17

6′1″ · 183 lb · Belle Glade, FL

CFB Index 36 · #341 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Kentucky for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETat Texas A&MKyle FieldTexas A&M by 17

The numbers

313

receiving yards · 2025

28 catches · 1 TD · 11.2 per catch

Best game: 2 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD, vs Tennessee Tech

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 wide receiver for Kentucky. 2025: 28 catches, 313 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
Transferred from Kentucky to Baylor in 2026.
Hardley Gilmore IV dismissed from Kentucky (Aug 7) Reported

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Yards / catch: 43rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Hardley Gilmore IV

WR · Kentucky · Jr · #17

Moves the chains on third down. Kentucky to Baylor — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 61 rec yds, 2 receptions against Tennessee Tech, Week 12, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 9-15 over that span.

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

2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #341 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#454 / 798 · 43rd pct

11.0

Explosive rate#551 / 798 · 31st pct

6.8%

Catch rate#629 / 798 · 21st pct

59.1%

EPA / target#638 / 798 · 20th pct

0.19

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Long catch#300 / 558 · 45th pct

Receptions#303 / 558 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rec yards#349 / 558 · 38th pct

313

Yards / catch#385 / 558 · 30th pct

11.2

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Rush yards#233 / 287 · 18th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

34%15 of his 44 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.4	28.7	13.1	0.1
Road5g	2.2	22.4	12.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	24.2	14.1	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	2.7	27.4	12.2	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #341 of 485 WRs

Former four-star. Now #341 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Kentucky	28	313	11.2	1	--
2024	Kentucky	6	153	25.5	1	--
Career		34	466	13.7	2	--

Season	Team
2025	Kentucky	1	--	26	--	--
2024	Kentucky	1	9	--	--	--
Career		2	9	26	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025

W 10–3

at Auburn

1 rec · 7 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With A. Laros — 44 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 57 LONG · C. Boley — 161 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 60.5 · 7 rush yds (6 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Tennessee Tech · 2&22 · Q3 · EPA +5.90(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short middle to #17 H.Gilmore IV caught at TT30, for 45 yards to the TT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:24, 1ST DOWN. #9 T.Gaines injured on the play #91 J.Kauwe kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #42 A.McLaughlin)
Week 8 · Texas · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.40Cutter Boley pass complete to Hardley Gilmore IV for 10 yds to the TEX 39 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Georgia · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.37Cutter Boley pass complete to Hardley Gilmore IV for 15 yds to the UK 40 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Louisville · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.32(08:21) Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete deep middle to #17 H.Gilmore IV caught at KEN45, for 26 yards to the LOU49 (#21 D.Hutchinson; #25 T.Holloway), 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.07(10:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short right to #17 H.Gilmore IV caught at Vandy02, for 8 yards to the Vandy01 (#8 C.Heard), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.03Cutter Boley pass complete to Hardley Gilmore IV for 38 yds to the MISS 21 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Eastern Michigan · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.96Cutter Boley pass complete to Hardley Gilmore IV for 32 yds to the EMU 2 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Texas · 4&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.96Cutter Boley pass complete to Hardley Gilmore IV for 4 yds to the TEX 34 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.93(00:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #17 H.Gilmore IV caught at UK35, for 14 yards to the UK39 (#0 M.Jones Jr.; #17 M.Davis), 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.73(00:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short middle to #17 H.Gilmore IV caught at Vandy17, for 15 yards to the Vandy17, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-16vs Toledo	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
Wk 2	L 23-30vs Ole Miss	2	54	27.0	0	38
Wk 3	W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan	2	48	24.0	0	32
Wk 5	L 13-35@ South Carolina	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	L 14-35@ Georgia	3	24	8.0	0	15
Wk 8	L 13-16vs Texas	4	34	8.5	0	11
Wk 9	L 34-56vs Tennessee	3	0	0.0	0	7
Wk 10	W 10-3@ Auburn	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 11	W 38-7vs Florida	2	9	4.5	0	8
Wk 12	W 42-10vs Tennessee Tech	2	61	30.5	1	45	Season-high 61 yds
Wk 13	L 17-45@ Vanderbilt	6	55	9.2	0	15
Wk 14	L 0-41@ Louisville	1	26	26.0	0	26
Total		28	313	12.9	1	45

The receiver room · Kentucky

#17Hardley Gilmore IVWR · Jr.313 receiving yards · 2025
#18Xavier DaisyWR · Junior177 receiving yards · 2025
#7DJ MillerWR · Sophomore175 receiving yards · 2025
#4Nic AndersonWR · Fifth Year106 receiving yards · 2025
#80Ashton CozartWR · Seniorno box-score line yet

11 more on the roster · Kentucky team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Hardley Gilmore IV

20245 games

202512 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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