Running back, Missouri (from UL Monroe), 2024–⁠26

Ahmad Hardy

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 29
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Oma, MS
Born
Dec 19, 2005

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Ahmad Hardy plays running back for Missouri, after UL Monroe (2024). He was a consensus All‑American in 2025.

At a glance

Best season
1,649
Rushing yards, 2025 (Missouri, 8–⁠5)
Best game
300 yards
Vs. Mississippi State, week 12, 2025: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in rushing yards, 2025

Career highs

300rushing yards, career highvs. Mississippi State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Mississippi State, 2025

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024UL Monroe2371,3525.71380
2025Missouri2561,6496.41672
Career4933,0016.12980

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024UL Monroe8729.0053
2025Missouri6223.7011
Career14946.7053

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024UL Monroe29RBFr.
2025Missouri29RBSo.
2026Missouri29RBJr.5′10″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024UL Monroe2440.1858th (n=434)0.1644.935%0.18
2025Missouri2600.2793rd (n=576)0.1071.028%0.37

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Missouri50%3.401.202.1015%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Missouri 13 games, 1,649 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.Central ArkansasW 61–⁠610100144––
Sep 6vs.KansasW 42–⁠312511213212
Sep 13vs.LouisianaW 52–⁠1022250371––
Sep 20vs.South CarolinaW 29–⁠2022138138––
Sep 27vs.MassachusettsW 42–⁠624130318––
Oct 11vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠27125201122
Oct 18atAuburnW 23–⁠172458217111
Oct 25atVanderbiltL 10–⁠17209701712
Nov 8vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠381310914515
Nov 15vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠2725300372––
Nov 22atOklahomaL 6–⁠171757020––
Nov 29atArkansasW 31–⁠1727157153––
Dec 27 ✦vs.VirginiaL 7–⁠131589043––
2024 UL Monroe 12 games, 1,352 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Jackson StateW 30–⁠1419103139––
Sep 7vs.UABW 32–⁠61458119––
Sep 21atTexasL 3–⁠5110300817
Sep 28atTroyW 13–⁠927106112––
Oct 5vs.James MadisonW 21–⁠191482138––
Oct 12vs.Southern MissW 38–⁠2115121234253
Oct 26atSouth AlabamaL 17–⁠46201040251−6
Nov 2atMarshallL 23–⁠2825207180––
Nov 9vs.Texas StateL 17–⁠3820105248––
Nov 16atAuburnL 14–⁠48156012013
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 21–⁠283020427224
Nov 30vs.LouisianaL 23–⁠3728172128111

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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