Javon DeAndre Hargrave (/ˈdʒeɪvɒn/ JAY-von;[1] born February 7, 1993) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.
 Hargrave in 2020 | |||||||||||||
| No. 98 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 7, 1993 Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | North Rowan (Spencer, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State (2012–2015) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 3 / pick: 89 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||
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College career
editHargrave began attending South Carolina State University in 2011 where he redshirted as a true freshman. As a redshirt freshman with the Bulldogs in 2012, he finished with 45 tackles and 4.5 tackles for a loss.
The following season, he collected 12.5 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks.
On October 25, 2014, he tied a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record after finishing with a total of 6 sacks against Bethune-Cookman. He finished third among the FCS with 16 sacks as a junior in 2014 and was named a first-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).[2]
In the 2015 season opener he made 6 solo tackles, 4.5 tackles for losses, and 2.5 sacks in a 35–7 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. On September 16, 2015, he made 3 tackles and 2.5 tackles for a loss in a 36–0 shutout of Florida A&M. On October 3, 2015, he had a season-high 10 tackles and a sack in a loss to Furman. On October 24, 2015, Hargrave had one of his best games of the season,[according to whom?] finishing with 6 solo tackles, 8 total tackles, 4 tackles for losses, forced a fumble, and had a season-high 3 sacks against Delaware State. In Week 11, he again had a season-high 3 sacks, 7 tackles, and 4 tackles for losses in a victory over Norfolk State. In his last career collegiate game he made a total of 4 tackles, 2 sacks, and a forced fumble in a win over Savannah State. He finished his last season with South Carolina State with 45 solo tackles, 59 total tackles, 22 tackles for losses, 13.5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. For the second consecutive season he was named a First-team All-MEAC.
College statistics
edit| South Carolina State Bulldogs | ||||||||||
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| Season | GP | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TfL | Sck | FF | FR | ||
| 2012 | 11 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 11 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 24 | 16.0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 11 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 22 | 13.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 210 | 143 | 67 | 63.0 | 37.0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Professional career
editPre-draft
editOn January 23, 2016, Hargrave participated in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game and raised his draft stock with a good performance.[3] Hargrave was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine and participated in all workouts and positional drills. At South Carolina State's Pro Day, he stood on his combine numbers and only did positional drills. Representatives and scouts from 23 NFL teams attended his Pro Day and four defensive line coaches from the Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans also came to watch Hargrave, along with 14 other prospects.[4] Although analysts and scouts gave him positive reviews for his motor, playmaking ability, quick footwork, athleticism, and strength they also criticized him for his short arms, stocky frame, small hands, lack of instincts, and also considered him a raw talent.[5] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Hargrave was projected by many analysts as a third or fourth round selection. He was ranked as the 11th best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
309 lb (140 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.93 s | 1.57 s | 2.57 s | 4.70 s | 7.90 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers
edit2016
editThe Steelers selected Hargrave in the third round (89th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[7]
On June 10, 2016, the Steelers signed him to a four-year, $3.114 million rookie contract with a $693,000 signing bonus. Hargrave was the last player of the Steelers' 2016 draft class to sign a contract with the Steelers.[8]
After competing with fellow nose tackle Daniel McCullers in training camp and the preseason, Hargrave won the starting job as the starting nose tackle to begin the 2016 season.[9]
He made his professional regular season debut during Steelers' season-opener at the Washington Redskins and helped them win 38–16. The following game, Hargrave made his first career start and recorded his first career tackle in a 24–16 victory over the Bengals.[10] On November 20, 2016, Hargrave scored his first career NFL touchdown after Ryan Shazier stripped Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh McCown. During the Steelers' victory he recorded his first career sack on McCown and also finished with a tackle.[11] The next game, Hargrave earned a season-high five combined tackles in the Steelers' 28–7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.[12] On December 4, 2016, he suffered a concussion during a victory over the New York Giants and was inactive the following game against the Buffalo Bills.[13] He finished the 2016 season with 27 combined tackle (18 solo), two sacks, and one touchdown in 13 starts and 15 games.[14]
The Steelers received a playoff berth after finishing atop the American Football Conference (AFC) North with an 11–5 record.[15] On January 8, 2017, Hargrave started his first career playoff game and recorded one tackle, as the Steelers routed the Miami Dolphins 30–12 in the AFC Wild Card Round.[16] After defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round,[17] the Steelers went on to face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship. Hargrave made five combined tackles as the Steelers lost 17–36 to the eventual Super Bowl LI Champions.[18]
2017
editHargrave returned as the starting nose tackle to start the 2017 season after winning the job over Daniel McCullers and Roy Philon. He started the Steelers' season-opener against the Browns and made three solo tackles and sacked DeShone Kizer in the Steelers' 21–18 victory.[19] On October 8, 2017, Hargrave recorded a career-high ten combined tackles in a 30–9 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.[20] He finished the 2017 season with two sacks, 32 total tackles, one pass defended, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 12 starts.[21]
2018
editIn week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Hargrave recorded four tackles, two sacks, and one pass defended as the Steelers won 20–16.[22] Hargrave finished the season with 41 tackles, six sacks, and one pass defended.[23]
2019
editIn week 4 against the Bengals, Hargrave recorded his first sack of the season on Andy Dalton in the 27–3 win.[24] In week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams, Hargrave recorded a strip sack on Jared Goff which was recovered by teammate Minkah Fitzpatrick who returned it for a 43 yard touchdown in the 17–12 win.[25] He finished the 2019 season with four sacks, 60 total tackles (35 solo), and one forced fumble in 16 games and 13 starts.[26]
Philadelphia Eagles
edit2020
editOn March 21, 2020, Hargrave signed a three-year $39 million contract with the Eagles.[27] On August 17, it was reported that Hargrave was dealing with a pectoral injury which ultimately would force him to miss week 1, but he returned the following week and played in the remaining 15 games for the Eagles.[28] In week 14 against the Saints, Hargrave recorded 2 sacks on Taysom Hill and recovered a fumble forced by Josh Sweat in the 24–21 win. He finished the season playing in 15 games, starting 11 of them.[29]
2021
editBefore the season, Hargrave changed his jersey number to #97 (the number he wore in college) which became available after the departure of Malik Jackson.
In Week 1 of the Eagles season, Hargrave recorded two sacks on Matt Ryan in the 32–6 win against the Falcons.[30] During Week 3 against the Cowboys, Hargrave recorded two sacks on Dak Prescott which included a forced fumble in the endzone which was recovered by Fletcher Cox for a touchdown.[31] Hargrave started 16 games, while only missing the final game where all of the Eagles starters were benched. Hargrave had the best season of his career in 2021, as he ended the year with career high totals in sacks (7.5), combined tackles (63), and quarterback hits (18).[32]
In the Wild Card game against the Buccaneers, Hargrave recorded four tackles, two quarterback hits and a sack on Tom Brady in the 31–15 loss.[33] As a result of his breakout campaign, Hargrave was announced as the injury replacement for Kenny Clark in the 2022 Pro Bowl.[34]
2022
editIn 2022, Hargrave recorded 60 tackles, 11 sacks, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.[35] Hargrave helped the Eagles reach Super Bowl LVII. In the Super Bowl, Hargrave recorded five tackles, but the Eagles lost 38–35 to the Chiefs.[36]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn March 16, 2023, Hargrave signed a four-year, $84 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[37] In the 2023 season, Hargrave finished with seven sacks, 44 total tackles (25 solo), and two passes defended in 16 games and starts.[38] In Super Bowl LVIII, Hargrave recorded one sack, one fumble recovery, and six total tackles in the 25–22 overtime loss to the Chiefs.[39]
Three games into the 2024 season, Hargrave partially tore his right triceps during the 49ers' loss to the Los Angeles Rams, an injury requiring surgery and likely ending his season.[40]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2016 | PIT | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 2.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | PIT | 16 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | PIT | 16 | 14 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 6.5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 13 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 4.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | PHI | 15 | 11 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 4.5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | 16 | 16 | 63 | 27 | 36 | 7.5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | PHI | 17 | 17 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 11.0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 16 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 7.0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024 | SF | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 130 | 115 | 380 | 215 | 165 | 45.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Postseason
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2016 | PIT | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | PHI | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | SF | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo! Sports
- San Francisco 49ers bio
- South Carolina State Bulldogs bio