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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
38
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,796
- Rushing yards
- 2,391
- Receiving yards
- 405
- Touchdowns
- 27
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2006 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 436 | 382 | 54 | 4 | 46.1 |
| 2007 Postseason | Tennessee | 10 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 342 | 338 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 295 | 271 | 24 | 6 | 41.5 |
| 2009 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 118 | 39 | 79 | 1 | 81.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 1,529 | 1,306 | 223 | 13 | 81.6 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Tennessee paired 1,647 primary output with 51.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Loss with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
29.5
Efficiency
36.5
Usage
17.7
Consistency
60.8
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 66. UAB: 28. Florida: 22. Auburn: 40. Northern Illinois: 20. Georgia: 20. Mississippi State: 27. Alabama: 12. Vanderbilt: 41. Kentucky: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 12 by 57.3. UAB: 7 by 41.7. Florida: 7 by 31.8. Auburn: 11 by 37. Northern Illinois: 7 by 29.8. Georgia: 6 by 34.7. Mississippi State: 7 by 31.7. Alabama: 8 by 15.6. Vanderbilt: 7 by 61. Kentucky: 8 by 24.7
Split Comparison
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Wins27 · Games = 5 · -5 vs Losses
Losses32 · Games = 5 · +5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
61 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Kentucky | W 28-10 | 8 | 19 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Vanderbilt | W 20-10 | 7 | 41 | 5.90 | 1 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Alabama | L 9-29 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Mississippi State | W 34-3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Georgia | L 14-26 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Northern Illinois | W 13-9 | 7 | 20 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Auburn | L 12-14 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Florida | L 6-30 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs UAB | W 35-3 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Tue 9/2 | @ UCLA2+ TD | L 24-27 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 2 | — | — | 5.5 |
Player Story
Montario Hardesty 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 work: 2,391 rushing yards, 560 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 405 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 405 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Montario Hardesty moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2005-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20052006200620072007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Tennessee | 18 | 28.7 | 4.7 | — |
| 2006 Postseason | Tennessee | 438 | 41.4 | 17.9 | 420 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Tennessee | 438 | 41.4 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | Tennessee | 398 | 45.7 | 15.9 | -40 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Tennessee | 398 | 45.7 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Tennessee | 295 | 36.5 | 17.7 | -103 |
| 2009 Postseason | Tennessee | 1,647 | 51.9 | 43.6 | 1,352 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1,647 | 51.9 | 43.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 4 · W 34-23
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
169
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
169 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 12 · W 31-16 · Conference game
184
Scrimmage Yards
84.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
184 scrimmage yards and 55 usage.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 1 · W 63-7
162
Scrimmage Yards
83.1 takeover
Win with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
162 scrimmage yards and 27.5 usage.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 13 · W 30-24 · Conference game
190
Scrimmage Yards
82.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
190 scrimmage yards and 68.3 usage.
#5
vs Air Force
Week 2 · W 31-30
81
Scrimmage Yards
80.2 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Tennessee
1,647 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 43.6 usage
81.6
#2
2009 Regular Season · Tennessee
81.6
1,647 primary · 51.9 efficiency · 43.6 usage
#3
2006 Postseason · Tennessee
46.1
438 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 17.9 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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