Kendrick Hardy

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Class: RS Senior Hometown: Monticello, Miss. High School: Lawrence HS

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 223 Position: RB Experience: 3L

2011 (r-So.): Appeared in the first five games, starting four, but suffered a season-ending shoulder injury against Rice ... Had 72 rushes for 432 yards and two touchdowns with a 5.9 yard per carry average ... Had a season long run of 47 yards ... 2010 Beef O'Brady's Bowl: Racked up 48 yards on 12 carries with a long of ten yards ... Also caught one pass for 19 yards ... 2010 (r-Fr.): An honorable mention as well as All-Freshman selection by Conference USA ... Tallied a season-best 903 yards on 139 carries on the ground for a 6.5 yard per rush average ... Had a season-best 205 yards on 26 carries against Houston (11/20) for the second-highest rushing total ever for a Golden Eagle freshman ... Tallied two more 100-yard rushing games, gaining 147 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns against UAB (10/20) and 101 yards on 11 rushes against Memphis (10/16) ... Posted seven rushing scores ... Played in all 13 games but only got rushes in 10 games ... Made two starts with the first coming against Tulane (11/6) ... 2009 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Voted the No. 5 Newcomer in Conference USA by Athlon's Magazine heading into 2009 campaign ... A Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen player heading into senior campaign ... Garnered Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team honors ... Played at Lawrence County High School for coach Mike Davis ... A second-team all-state selection, who was selected for both the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic and the Army All-American Game ... Rushed for 1,762 yards on 177 rushes with 17 touchdowns as a senior ... Team reached the second round of the Class 4A playoffs ... Tallied 2,103 yards on the ground and 29 touchdowns as a junior ... Recorded 2nd Team Class 4A All-State as a junior by the Mississippi Association of Coaches/MagnoliaPreps.com ... Averaged 12 yards per carry to lead the Cougars to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs in 2007 ... A four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was also chosen the No. 18 running back in the nation and 11th best overall player in Mississippi ... Selected 2007 District 6-4A Most Valuable Player by the coaches in his district and was also selected MAC 2007 4A All-State 2nd Team running back ... Personal: Son of Wayne and Mableine Hardy ... Is the younger brother of former Southern Miss linebacker/running back Wayne Hardy and relative Kentario Hardy played defensive end at Nicholls State