Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Zavion Hardy
Senior defensive end for Baylor. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 281 lb · Macon, GA · Howard HS
Transferred South Carolina → Baylor for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Prairie View A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Baylor. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Howard in 2023.
- Transferred from South Carolina to Baylor in 2026.
Zavion Hardy
He got to Baylor by way of South Carolina. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Prairie View A&M — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Recruited4-star out of Howard
2025
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of East Mississippi C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Baylor
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
2025South Carolina
2026Baylor
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
Previous Schools: Played the 2025 season at South Carolina, playing in one game vs. Coastal Carolina, and spent the 2023-24 seasons at East Mississippi CC … 2025: Played for South Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina. 2024: Earned first-team All-MACC honors for Coach Buddy Stephens. 2023: Had 24 tackles...
The defensive line · Baylor
- #13Garrick Ponder11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Traevon Mitchell6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Ryan Davis5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jamaal Whyce4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Zavion Hardy1 game · 2026
20 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology