2025 Football Roster
Ahmad Hardy
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oma, Miss.
- High School:
- Lawrence County
- Prev School:
- Louisiana Monroe
2025: Rushed for 100-plus yards in the first five games of the 2025 season (100 vs. Central Arkansas; 112 vs. Kansas; 250 vs. Louisiana; 138 vs. South Carolina; 130 vs. UMass) … Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (9/16), Doak Walker Award National Player of the Week (9/16), Pro Football Focus (PFF) Player of the Week (9/14) … SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/22) … has rushed 115 times for 782 yards (6.8 YPC) and nine touchdowns this season … second nationally in rushing (130.3 YPG) … second nationally and first in the SEC with nine rushing touchdowns … 11th nationally and second in the SEC averaging 7.1 YPC … The top-graded running back in the nation according to Pro Football Focus with a 91.2 rushing grade and a 91.0 overall offensive grade … PFF also credits Hardy with 606 yards after contact which leads the nation and accounts for 77.5 percent of his rushing yards this season … His 606 yards after contact is still 19 more rushing yards than anyone in the SEC has for total rushing yards this season (Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss – 587 rushing yards on the year) … PFF credits him with a broken tackle every .426 rush attempts and 49 missed tackles forced, which ranks second nationally (Cam Cook, Jax State, 7 games) … Second nationally in runs of 10-plus yards with 22 … PFF also features a signature stat, called the elusive rating, that measures the success and impact of a runner with the ball independently of blocking; Hardy boasts an elusive rating of 215.1, which leads the nation. Central Arkansas: Rushed 10 times for 100 yards and a score in the season opener with 61 of those yards after contact. Kansas: Carried the ball 25 times for 112 yards and a touchdown in the win over the rival Jayhawks as teammate Jamal Roberts also went over 100 yards on the ground to give the Tigers a pair of 100-yard rushers … Forced 12 missed tackles and gained 102 of his 112 yards after contact. Louisiana: Rushed for a career-high 250 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in the win over the Ragin’ Cajuns … That total is seventh-most all-time at Missouri and the most by any running back in the country this season … Marked the third 200-plus yard rushing game of his career … Broke off a 71-yard scoring scamper for one of his three touchdowns … Broke 13 tackles and gained 177 yards after contact, averaging 8.05 yards per carry after an initial hit … Was named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (9/16), Doak Walker Award National Player of the Week (9/16) and Pro Football Focus (PFF) Player of the Week (9/14) following his performance. South Carolina: Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week accolades after rushing for 138 yards and one touchdown in a 29-20 win over the Gamecocks in the SEC opener … averaged 6.3 YPC and notched his fourth straight 100-yard rushing effort … had five first down rushes and long runs of 38 and 27 yards … forced nine missed tackles and gained 118 of his 138 yards after contact. UMass: Hammered his way to another 130 rushing yards on 24 carries and a career-high three touchdowns … had four explosive rushes of 10-plus yards including a long of 18 yards and a TD scamper of 16 yards … was credited with 12 broken tackles and 93 yards after contact … earned SEC Team of the Week from PFF. Alabama: With Mizzou’s lack of possession time, Hardy only carried the ball 12 times as the Tigers played from behind … Finished with 52 yards rushing and two receiving yards on two receptions … Credited with three broken tackles and all of his yardage after contact.
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: One-year member of the football program at Louisiana Monroe (2024) ... 2024 Freshman All-America selection by Football Writers Association of America and On3.com … 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year … First Team All-Sun Belt recipient (2024) … 2024 Louisiana Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Louisiana First selection … in 12 career games (nine starts), compiled 237 rushes for 1,351 yards (5.88) and 13 TDs … rushing yardage paced all FBS freshman running backs … added eight receptions for 72 yards (9.00) … logged 10+ rushing attempts in all 12 contests and 20+ receptions six times, including a career-high 30 carries against Arkansas State (2024) … compiled 50+ rushing yards in 11 games and 100+ rushing yards on eight occasions … eclipsed the 200-yard mark twice in 2024 against Marshall (206 yards) and Arkansas State (204 yards) … rushed for a career-high 80-yard TD scamper against Marshall in 2024 … posted 1,012 yards after contact in 2024 … finished third nationally in missed tackles forced in 2024 with 93 and was the 10th highest-graded running back nationally according to Pro Football Focus (89.0) … became ULMs first Freshman All-American and its first overall All-American since 2017 … rushing TDs ranked second in ULM single-season history, while rushing yardage was third all-time … played 432 career snaps at ULM … lettered four years at Lawrence County under coach Jesse Anderson … three-star prospect by 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 153 running back nationally and No. 60 best overall prospect in the state of Mississippi according to 247Sports.com ... helped Lawrence County to 23 victories with three state playoff appearances, including a MHSAA Class 4A quarterfinal showing … during final three years, logged 434 rushes for 4,880 yards (11.24) with 54 TDs … added six receptions for 79 yards (13.17), 15 kickoff returns for 463 yards (30.87) and one punt return for 12 yards (12.00) … recorded 5,434 all-purpose yards … tallied 364 points from 58 TDs (54 rush, two fumble recovery for TD and two KOR for TD) and 16 two-point conversions … posted 24 games with 100+ rushing yards … on defense, notched 117 tackles, 22.5 TFL, 8.0 sacks, two INTs, three fumble recoveries, three caused fumbles and eight QB pressures … named all-state, all-area and all-conference most valuable player.
PERSONAL: Born December 19, 2005 … majoring in general studies.
