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Player Dossier
2005-2009Tennessee
Montario Hardesty
RB • 6'0" • New Bern, NC, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Montario Hardesty leans workhorse runner traits and 51.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Montario Hardesty built his college career from 2005 through 2009 as a running back from New Bern, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Montario Hardesty's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 59
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Montario Hardesty, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Tennessee. Montario Hardesty leans workhorse runner traits and 51.9 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Montario Hardesty quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,796
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · New Bern · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- New Bern · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 2 · Pick 27 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,647 scrimmage yards · RB 10th (top 3%) · SEC 3rd (top 2%) · National 15th (top 1%)
Montario Hardesty played RB for Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Montario Hardesty recorded 2,391 rushing yards, 405 receiving yards, and 27 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Tennessee.
Recognition
Honors
- 20092009 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionsecond
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