Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
Player Dossier
2009-2013Southern Miss
RB • 6'0" • Monticello, MS, USA
Kendrick Hardy leans balanced backfield option traits and 46 efficiency.
Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a back
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Southern Miss
Snapshot
Player Story
Kendrick Hardy built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Monticello, MS wearing No. 29, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Kendrick Hardy's career was his backfield...
Read the storyKendrick Hardy, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Southern Miss. Kendrick Hardy leans balanced backfield option traits and 46 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Postseason | Southern Miss | 10 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 74.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 863 | 855 | 8 | 7 | 74.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 5 | 472 | 426 | 46 | 2 | 55.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 158 | 151 | 7 | 0 | 27.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 483 | 419 | 64 | 3 | 48.7 |
Related Context
Kendrick Hardy played RB for Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kendrick Hardy recorded 1,899 rushing yards, 144 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Southern Miss.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 930 primary output with 68.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 68.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
93
Efficiency
68.2
Usage
22.4
Consistency
66.5
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 67. Prairie View A&M: 86. Marshall: 55. East Carolina: 42. Memphis: 101. UAB: 147. Tulane: 75. UCF: 69. Houston: 195. Tulsa: 93
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 13 by 46.5. Prairie View A&M: 21 by 43.9. Marshall: 4 by 100. East Carolina: 5 by 85. Memphis: 11 by 88.3. UAB: 17 by 86. Tulane: 17 by 46.5. UCF: 15 by 47.9. Houston: 27 by 79.4. Tulsa: 17 by 58.3
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10 games
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Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
100 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/22 | @ Louisville | L 28-31 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5.2 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ Tulsa | L 50-56 | 16 | 91 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Houston100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 59-41 | 26 | 205 | 7.90 | 2 | 1 | -10 | 7.2 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ UCF | W 31-21 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Tulane | W 46-30 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UAB100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 49-50 | 17 | 147 | 8.60 | 2 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Memphis100 rush yards | W 41-19 | 11 | 101 | 9.20 | 1 | — | — | 9.2 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs East Carolina | L 43-44 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8.4 |
| Sun 10/3 | vs Marshall | W 41-16 | 4 | 55 | 13.80 | 1 | — | — | 13.8 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 34-7 | 20 | 86 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 |
Player Story
Kendrick Hardy built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Monticello, MS wearing No. 29, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Kendrick Hardy's career was his backfield work: 1,899 rushing yards, 334 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 144 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Southern Miss. 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 144 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Southern Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Kendrick Hardy moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Southern Miss
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Southern Miss | 930 | 68.2 | 22.4 | 930 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 930 | 68.2 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 472 | 54 | 25.8 | -458 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 158 | 42.9 | 6.1 | -314 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 483 | 46 | 19.7 | 325 |
#1 Featured game
vs Houston
Week 12 · W 59-41 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
195
Scrimmage Yards
93.1 takeover
195 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.
#2
vs Rice
Week 5 · W 48-24 · Conference game
186
Scrimmage Yards
91.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
186 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
@ UAB
Week 14 · W 62-27 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
137 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#4
vs SE Louisiana
Week 3 · W 52-6
155
Scrimmage Yards
82.8 takeover
Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
155 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.
#5
vs UAB
Week 9 · L 49-50 · Conference game
147
Scrimmage Yards
76.6 takeover
Loss with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147 scrimmage yards and 23.9 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Southern Miss
930 primary output · 68.2 efficiency · 22.4 usage
74.6
#2
2010 Regular Season · Southern Miss
74.6
930 primary · 68.2 efficiency · 22.4 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Southern Miss
55.9
472 primary · 54 efficiency · 25.8 usage
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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