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File RB-02 · National rank 43 · 2027 class

Ahmad Hardy

#29· Missouri ·RB ·Jr ·2027 Draft · Oma, Miss.
5'10"Height 210 lbWeight
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Day 1 StarterElite TalentInjury HistoryStat Producer +1
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My Grade
8.5/10
Day 2 Caliber
Current · Draft Caliber
7.4 Floor range 1.1 Ceiling 8.5
8.5/10
Day 2 Caliber
Ceiling · +0.0
7.4/10
Day 3 Caliber
Floor · −1.1
Ceiling: Projected 2026 starter (RB1) — real opportunity to climb; close to ceiling (+0.0) · RB devalued (ceiling capped).
Floor: Proven starter — high, stable floor · returning-starter role secures it; downside −1.1.
Grade last reviewed 1w ago
8.9+ Round 1 Caliber
7.8+ Day 2 Caliber
6.7+ Day 3 Caliber
5.6+ Priority UDFA
4.4+ UDFA
3.3+ Long Shot
2.2+ Raw Prospect
1.1+ Deep Project
0.0+ Non-Prospect
Grade History
8.5 2025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes

The best pure runner in the 2027 class by the numbers, and the class's biggest medical question by circumstance. Hardy went from a 1,919th-ranked recruit to 1,351 yards as a UL Monroe freshman, then transferred up and led the SEC with 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns at 6.4 a clip — 3,000 rushing yards in two seasons at two levels, with the efficiency improving against harder competition. That is a ground résumé with no holes. Two flags, one enormous: he was shot in the leg in May 2026 and Missouri's staff still calls the return timeline a long way off, so 2026 availability — and the pre-draft medical — is genuinely unknown. The smaller one: 14 career catches leaves the three-down projection untested. Healthy, he is the consensus 2027 RB1 and a Day 2 pick with first-round buzz; everything now rides on the rehab.