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Rice · 2026

D'Andre Hardeman Jr.

RBSophomore5' 8", 197 lbsHouston, TX
Rice Owls1-7 · TDC #117
Snap share
38%
likely 30–47%
Rush yards
257
268th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.5
266th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
-0.12
255th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

75 plays · -8.7 total EPA · 255th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.12
Passing-0.23
Rushing-0.12
1st down-0.27
2nd down+0.07
3rd down+0.07
Standard downs-0.10
Passing downs-0.23
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays17%
Pass plays1%
Run plays22%
1st down19%
2nd down16%
3rd down17%
Standard downs21%
Passing downs9%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries65—
Success rate43.1%193rd / 332
Explosive run rate4.6%321st / 332
Stuffed at the line16.9%207th / 332
First downs17—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction72 carries

Left
7%
2.4 YPC · 20% succ.
Middle
85%
3.6 YPC · 44% succ.
Right
8%
1.8 YPC · 17% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Rice

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.

Run direction38 carries

Left
5%
20.5 YPC · 100% succ.
Middle
87%
3.6 YPC · 24% succ.
Right
8%
5.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farRice#117 · 1-7738%742573.5243.1%
2025Rice#126 · 5-81224%823254.0253.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. D'Andre Hardeman Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

D'Andre Hardeman Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Houston Christian (Week 1)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1Houston ChristianW 31–36.911777.0116
2@Notre DameL 0–522.59131.403
3Western MichiganL 21–285.011433.9013
4@Fresno StateL 24–385.19394.308
5UTSAL 14–163.012282.308
6@East CarolinaL 12–28—no stats recorded
7TulsaL 17–384.612383.207
8@Florida AtlanticL 49–512.110191.916
2026 · 7 games4.2742573.5216

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries74—
Yards257268th / 1519
Yards / carry3.5266th / 312
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long16—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Houston Christian80~22 (15–29)11·28%
Wk 2 · Notre Dame46~24 (16–31)9·52%
Wk 3 · Western Michigan63~32 (22–41)11·51%
Wk 4 · Fresno State63~28 (19–36)9·44%
Wk 5 · UTSA60~30 (20–39)12·50%
Wk 7 · Tulsa62~28 (19–36)12145%
Wk 8 · Florida Atlantic59~24 (16–31)11·41%
Season498188 (149–232)75138%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Rice roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
26Tyvonn ByarsRBSO974654.82—+0.02
28D'Andre Hardeman Jr.RBSO742573.52—-0.12
30Carson MorganRBJR126050—-0.06
10Quinton JacksonRBSR10616.122+0.32
33Justin PowellRBFR231.50—-0.75
27Dionne SimsRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →