#98

Jaden Hardy

Senior defensive lineman for Western Kentucky. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

DL · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #98

6′3″ · 324 lb · Savannah, GA

CFB Index 35 · #238 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Western Kentucky for 2026
Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETat IndianaMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)Indiana by 44

The numbers

0.5

sacks · 2025

2 TFL · 20 tackles

Best game: 1 TFL, 6 tackles, at Toledo

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Western Kentucky. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Grambling in 2020.
  • Transferred from Grambling to Western Kentucky in 2025.
His career, year by year

How he plays

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

Sacks: 51st percentile.

The full scouting read

Jaden Hardy

DL · Western Kentucky · Sr · #98

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Grambling to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Toledo, Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • portal record
  • game log

The defensive line · Western Kentucky

  1. Mackavelli MalotumauDL · Sr.7 tackles for loss · 2025
  2. #15Jayden GrayDL · Sr.3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
  3. #93Rylen Sua-FiloDL · Sr.3 tackles for loss · 2025
  4. #33Zeiqui LawtonDT · R-Sr.3 tackles for loss · 2025
  5. #98Jaden HardyDL · Sr.2 tackles for loss · 2025

20 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology