COLUMBIA, Mo. — There are a lot of adjectives that can be used to describe new Missouri tailback Ahmad Hardy.
Shifty is one of them. With Louisiana-Monroe for his true freshman season, Hardy forced 93 missed tackles in 2024, which was the second most in the nation, according to Pro Football Focus. The leader in that metric? Ashton Jeanty, the Boise State running back who finished second in Heisman Trophy voting.
Bruising is another. Hardy was one of four tailbacks in the Football Bowl Subdivision to record 1,000 rushing yards after contact last season, picking up 4.