#27

DAndre Hardeman Jr.

RB · Rice · R-Jr. · #27

Returning to Rice for 2026
R-Jr. · Houston, Texas → North Shore
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DAndre Hardeman Jr.

RB · Rice · Fr · #27

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Rice
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 28–17

at Charlotte

13 rush yds (5 car)

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Rice

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Rice

Returning around him

  • 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #103

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamale Carothers’s 2020 season.

Navy · 2020

#2

Tre Siggers

North Texas · 2020

62%
#3

Marcel Murray

Arkansas State · 2020

60%
#4

Joshua Fields

UTEP · 2020

56%
#5

Terron Kellman

Charlotte · 2024

52%

Matches Jamale on

Yards / carry
Rush TD rate

Differs from Jamale on

Height (lower)
Receiving share (lower)
Class year (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.

Darius Wilson

97%match

William & Mary · 2024

#2

Ryan Ingram

Chattanooga · 2025

96%
#3

Deon Jackson

Duke · 2020

95%
#4

Rocko Griffin

Massachusetts · 2025

92%
#5

CJ Beasley

Coastal Carolina · 2023

89%

Matches Darius on

Yards per carry

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jamale Carothers's freshman season at Navy (2020).

Navy · 2020

#2

Carlos Davis

South Alabama · 2020

69%
#3

Tre Siggers

North Texas · 2020

65%
#4

Jaylon Glover

Utah · 2022

65%
#5

Turbo Richard

Boston College · 2024

60%

Matches Jamale on

Weight
Yards / carry
Receiving share

Differs from Jamale on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like DAndre Hardeman Jr.

#1

Rocko Griffin

Vanderbilt · 2021

92%
#2

CJ Beasley

Coastal Carolina · 2022

89%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1581

Final rank
#2714
Avg #2274.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1581 this season.

Background

Pronunciation Guide 2025 True freshman who finished fourth on the team with 325 yards on the ground, the most by an Owls true freshman since Samuel Steward finished 2017 with 388… Made his debut vs. Houston with 23 yards on six carries… Ran for a season-best 66 yards on 10 carries, including a se...

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