Sacramento State

2023 Season

• Started the final 12 games of the season at defensive tackle after missing the season opener with a knee injury.
• That absence was the only game he did not start in the final 38 games of his career.
• Tallied 27 tackles during the year with one for loss.
• Had a season-high six tackles at Idaho, including a TFL.
• Was credited with three or more tackles in five games.
• Totaled two quarterback hurries during the year.

2022 Season

• Started all 13 games at defensive tackle.
• Totaled 43 tackles, including two for loss and one sack.
• Had at least one tackle in the final 12 games of the year and had three or more in nine contests.
• Credited with a career high seven stops against Montana.
• Posted his lone sack of the year at Weber State.
• Also had a TFL against Incarnate Word in the FCS quarterfinals.
• Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

2021 Season

• Played and started all 12 games at defensive tackle.
• Recorded 32 total tackles during the season, including 12 solos and 3.5 tackles-for-loss.
• Had at least one tackle in every game with a season high nine at Idaho State.
• Also set his career mark with four solo stops against the Bengals.
• Was credited with 1.5 TFLs at ISU and had 1.0 at Dixie State and Northern Colorado.
• Had a QB hurry in the Causeway Classic win at UC Davis.
• Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

2020 Season

• Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 Season

• Played in eight games as a true freshman.
• Finished the season with 11 total tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks.
• Had five tackles with 1.5 TFLs and a sack in the win at Cal Poly.
• Added four stops with a half-sack in the victory over No. 22 Eastern Washington.
• Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

High School

• Graduated from Folsom HS in 2019.
• Was a two-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports.
• Earned all-state honors from Cal-Hi Sports and was named the Sacramento Bee Defensive Player of the Year in 2018.
• Also earned Sac-Joaquin Section Defensive Player of the Year by MaxPreps.
• Was named as one of the “Top 100 Under the Radar Players” by MaxPrep following his senior season.
• Was the Sierra Foothill League Defensive Player of the Year.
• Finished his senior season with 73 total tackles, including 12 for loss
• Had 8.5 sacks during the year, including two against Chaminade HS and Del Oro HS.
• Also recorded an interception and forced two fumbles.
• Helped Folsom to a 14-1 overall record and a California State Div. 1-AA title as a senior.
• Team’s only loss was to De La Salle in the first game of the year.
• Had at least three tackles in all 15 games.
• Posted a season-high 11 tackles against Monterey Trail HS in the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I championship game.
• As a junior, he had 100 total tackles, including 15.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks.
• Also added a pass breakup, forced two fumbles and recovered one.
• Team went 16-0 and won the California State Div. 1-AA championship at Hornet Stadium.
• Was credited with at least two tackles in all 16 games and had five or more in 12 contests.
• Finished with 11 stops against Oakdale HS and 10 against Granite Bay HS for his season highs.
• Played for current Hornet assistant coaches Kris Richardson, Bobby Fresques, Sam Cole and Chris Parry.

Personal

• Graduated with a degree in economics and is pursuing a his MBA.
• Parents are Chris and Melissa Hardeman.