Penny Hart

Marjahn Penny Mathias Hart (born July 5, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia State.

Penny Hart
No. 19 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:King's Ridge Christian
College:Georgia State
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First Team All-Sun Belt (2015, 2017)
  • Third Team All-Sun Belt (2018)
  • Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2015)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:3
Receiving touchdowns:0
Rushing yards:19
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school

Hart grew up in Roswell, Georgia and attended King's Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he played both football and baseball. In baseball, Hart was coached by former Major Leaguer Dallas McPherson and as a senior scored the winning run for King's Ridge in the 2015 Georgia High School Association Class A state championship game.[1] In football, Hart was named first team All-Region as a junior at running back and again as a senior as an athlete after playing running back and then moving to quarterback for the final three games of the season. In his final high school game, Hart rushed for 390 yards and eight touchdowns while also passing for 162 yards and another score.[2]

College career

Hart spent four seasons as a member of the Georgia State Panthers. In his first collegiate season, Hart had 71 receptions for 1,099 yards and eight touchdowns and was named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and first team All-Sun Belt, and was also named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[3] Hart entered his sophomore season on the Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlist, but eventually had to redshirt after suffering a hamstring injury in training camp and then breaking his foot in the fourth game of the season against Appalachian State.[4] As a redshirt sophomore, he caught a school record 74 passes for 1,121 yards and eight touchdowns and was again named first team All-Sun Belt.[5] The following season, Hart recorded 49 catches for 669 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 15 kickoffs returned for 299 yards and nine punts returned for 158 yards and a touchdown, and was named third team All-Sun Belt.[6] Hart declared himself eligible for the 2019 NFL Draft, forgoing his final season of NCAA eligibility.[7] Hart finished his collegiate career with 203 receptions for 2,960 yards, both second in Georgia State history, and a school-record 19 receiving touchdowns.[8] Following his final season Hart received an invitation to participate in the 2019 Senior Bowl, where he impressed NFL scouts in practice and caught one pass for seven yards in the actual game.[9]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Hart signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.[10] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019,[11] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 7.[12]

Seattle Seahawks

Hart was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad on October 22, 2019 following a workout with the team.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 14, 2020.[14]

On September 5, 2020, Hart was waived by the Seahawks and signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 8.[17] Hart made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, playing one snap on offense and two on special teams.[18] He was waived on December 21, 2020 and re-signed to the practice squad.[19] On December 26, 2020, Hart was promoted to the active roster for week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams. On January 2, 2021, Hart was promoted to the active roster for the season finale against the San Francisco 49ers.[20] On January 11, 2021, Hart signed a reserve/futures contract with the Seahawks.

References
  1. Nguyen, Isabelle (October 19, 2015). "King's Ridge alum Penny Hart discovers dreams do come true". NorthFulton.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  2. Hurd, Hatcher (November 24, 2014). "King's Ridge's Penny Hart ends season with bang". NorthFulton.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. Roberton, Doug (April 6, 2016). "Georgia State's Penny Hart moving on from last year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. Rollins, Khadrice (October 3, 2016). "Georgia State's Penny Hart out for remainder of season with broken foot". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. Hunsucker, Adam (July 20, 2018). "Meet the Sun Belt's Fab-5 NFL prospects". The News-Star. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  6. Patterson, Anfernee (May 4, 2019). "Hart, Middleton signed to NFL team after going undrafted". The Signal. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  7. Lavoie, Dave (January 19, 2019). "NFL announces list of underclassmen who declared for 2019 NFL Draft". BuffaloRumblings.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  8. Hickey, Kevin (April 11, 2019). "Colts host WR Penny Hart on top 30 visit". Colts Wire. USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  9. Trapasso, Chris (January 24, 2019). "2019 Senior Bowl: Penny Hart overshadows Andy Isabella on Thursday; L.J. Collier, Dalton Risner shine". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  10. Ortenberg, Andrew (May 3, 2019). "Colts Sign 9 UDFAs". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  11. Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  12. Hickey, Kevin (September 7, 2019). "Colts reach injury settlements with WR Penny Hart, CB Shakial Taylor". Colts Wire.
  13. Robinson, Cam (October 22, 2019). "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/22/19". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  14. Boyle, John (January 14, 2020). "Seahawks Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Seahawks.com.
  15. Boyle, John (September 5, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Establish Initial 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  16. Boyle, John (September 6, 2020). "Seahawks Sign 14 Players to Practice Squad, Including LB Shaquem Griffin". Seahawks.com.
  17. Boyle, John (September 8, 2020). "Seahawks Promote WR Penny Hart To 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  18. Gilbert, John P. (September 14, 2020). "Rookie Report: New Seahawks largely quiet in debut". FieldGulls.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  19. Boyle, John (December 21, 2020). "Josh Gordon Added To Seahawks Roster, Penny Hart Waived". Seahawks.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  20. "Seahawks' Penny Hart: Bumps to active roster". CBS Sports. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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