25 Facts About Montario Hardesty

Montario Hardesty was born on February 1,1987 and is an American college football coach and former professional running back.

In 2015, Montario Hardesty became the running backs coach and special teams coordinator for Norfolk State University.

Montario Hardesty was the wide receivers coach for the Charlotte 49ers football program from 2019 to 2020, and the running backs coach at the University of South Carolina from 2021 to 2023.

Montario Hardesty was considered a four-star recruit and ranked 100th on the Rivals.

Montario Hardesty was recruited as an "athlete", with the potential to play both running back and safety.

Montario Hardesty chose to play for the University of Tennessee.

Montario Hardesty amassed 2,391 rushing yards on 560 attempts, 405 receiving yards on 38 receptions, and 26 total touchdowns.

Montario Hardesty was granted a medical hardship for the 2005 season because of a knee injury he suffered against Ole Miss.

Montario Hardesty rushed 6 times for 18 yards before his injury.

In 2006, Montario Hardesty started the season with a 43-yard touchdown run against the University of California.

Montario Hardesty's best game of the season was a 72-yard performance against the Air Force Academy.

Montario Hardesty finished the season with 384 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

Montario Hardesty had a touchdown in the opening game of the season against the University of California .

Montario Hardesty finished the year with 373 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.

Montario Hardesty ran for 271 yards, finishing the season with 6 touchdowns.

Montario Hardesty passed the 1,000 career rushing yard mark against Vanderbilt University in the season's next-to-last game.

In 2009, Montario Hardesty was 20th in the NCAA's Division I-FBS division in rushing yards, with 1345 yards in 13 games.

Montario Hardesty started the season off with 160 rushing yards and 1 touchdown against Western Kentucky University.

Montario Hardesty has passed the 100 rushing yard mark four more times in the 2009 season, against Ohio University, the University of South Carolina, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Kentucky.

Montario Hardesty was the Southeastern Conference's fourth leading rusher in the 2009 season with 1,345 yards.

Montario Hardesty was a standout athlete at New Bern High School.

Montario Hardesty was a state 100 meters finalist in 2003.

Montario Hardesty decided not to run track and field at the University of Tennessee.

Montario Hardesty was picked in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.

Montario Hardesty was expected to compete for the starting running back position for the Browns, but was limited in pre-season due to injury.