#88

Ronn Hardin

DL · Eastern Michigan · Fr. · #88

Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026
Fr. · Cleveland, Ohio → Cleveland Heights
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Ronn Hardin

DL · Eastern Michigan · Jr · #88

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

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

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Eastern Michigan1152.51.5------
Career1152.51.5------

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Eastern Michigan

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Eastern Michigan

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #105

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joah Cash’s 2024 season.

Joah Cash

76%match

Coastal Carolina · 2024

#2

Khairi Manns

James Madison · 2024

All-Sun Belt
70%
#3

Briceon Hayes

Sam Houston · 2024

68%
#4

Da'Shawn Davis

Georgia Southern · 2023

66%
#5

Ben Bell

Louisiana Tech · 2021

66%

Matches Joah on

Weight
Hurry rate
TFL rate

Differs from Joah on

Class year (lower)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Udoka Ezeani's freshman season at UTEP (2025).

Udoka Ezeani

76%match

UTEP · 2025

All-Conference USA
#2

Shykieim Pace

Florida International · 2021

74%
#3

Josh Roberts

Florida Atlantic · 2025

73%
#4

Marshon Oxley

Colorado State · 2023

72%
#5

Cody Smith

Middle Tennessee · 2020

70%

Matches Udoka on

Weight
Sack rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Udoka on

Height (higher)
Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12475

Final rank
#12548
Avg #12524.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12475 this season.

Background

EMU: 2025: Played in eight games with one start…Recorded 12 tackles, including six solo and six assisted…Added 2.5 tackles for loss for 12 yards…Posted 1.5 sacks for 11 yards…Registered one quarterback hurry…MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE: 2024: Earned Second Team SCFA National Division Central League h...

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