{"id":285954,"date":"2026-06-06T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=285954"},"modified":"2026-06-06T06:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:43:36","slug":"ahmad-hardy-early-2027-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/06\/06\/ahmad-hardy-early-2027-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 NFL Draft: Ahmad Hardy Early Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmad Hardy has established himself as one of the premier running backs in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2026\/06\/02\/88-days-away-from-college-football-kickoff\/\" target=\"_self\">college football<\/a>. He is already a Missouri legend after <a  href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/missouri-football-rb-ahmad-hardy-032110414.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breaking the Tigers\u2019 single-season rushing record<\/a> last season. As we enter the summer portion of the draft cycle, this article will assess Hardy as an NFL prospect ahead of his third collegiate season.<\/p>\n<h2>Ahmad Hardy 2027 NFL Draft Early Scouting Report<\/h2>\n<h3>Career Statistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2994 Rush Yards<\/li>\n<li>6.0 Yards Per Carry<\/li>\n<li>119.7 Yards Per Game<\/li>\n<li>29 Touchdowns, 6 Fumbles<\/li>\n<li>190 Missed Tackles Forced<\/li>\n<li>2195 Yards After Contact<\/li>\n<li>90.7 Average Run Grade (<a  href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/ahmad-hardy\/190013\/rushing\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>90.5 Average Offensive Grade (<a  href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/ahmad-hardy\/190013\/offense\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>52.1 Average Receiving Grade (<a  href=\"https:\/\/premium.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/2025\/REGPO\/ahmad-hardy\/190013\/receiving\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Player Background<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>5-foot-10, 206-pound frame<\/li>\n<li>3-star recruit, 153rd-ranked running back in the 2024 recruiting class (<a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/ahmad-hardy-46147514\/high-school-309258\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24\/7<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Committed to Louisiana-Monroe before transferring to Missouri after one season<\/li>\n<li>Warhawks were the lone offer for Hardy coming out of Lawrence County High School<\/li>\n<li>First-Team All-Sun Belt in 2024 and Consensus All-American in 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBcSrQxTtI\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3939px; aspect-ratio: 3939\/3045;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h3>Best Tools for Ahmad Hardy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Electric east-west mover that has incredibly explosive one-cut and lateral ability<\/li>\n<li>Powerful runner with elite contact balance and always falls forward<\/li>\n<li>Excels at navigating the line of scrimmage with patience before exploding through the opening<\/li>\n<li>Hardy is a battering ram against initial tacklers; he easily breaks through arm tackles by keeping a low pad level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tools to Improve for Ahmad Hardy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Usage as a receiver will be limited in the NFL; he hasn\u2019t been exposed to more than check-downs and screens<\/li>\n<li>His lack of long speed allows defenders to catch him from behind and prevent touchdowns<\/li>\n<li>Would like to see him take the \u201csafe yardage\u201d rather than trying too hard to create additional yardage<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistency and inexperience as a pass protector; shows positive flashes, then looks overpowered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Early Player Summary<\/h3>\n<p>It is important to note that Hardy is still recovering from an <a  href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/american-rb-ahmad-hardy-discharged-192852885.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">off-field incident in early May,<\/a> and it\u2019s unknown when he could even return to the gridiron. If he does return in a reasonable amount of time, how Hardy performs on third down could make or break his draft stock. If Missouri could expand his route tree and work on his protection skills, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/05\/31\/jadan-baugh-early-nfl-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">2027 NFL Draft<\/a> will have another true three-down back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmad Hardy has established himself as one of the premier running backs in college football. 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