Rodney Hardeway

Position:
Defensive End
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 230
Class:
Senior
High School:
Chapel Hill

Major: Kinesiology

2006 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt

2006: Recipient of the Top Point Award at the Cajuns post-season banquet given to the most productive defensive player...Appeared in 11 games, missing the season opener...Started the final 10 games of the season...Led all Cajuns defensive linemen in tackles and placed ninth on the team...Led all players in tackles-for-loss, sacks and forced fumbles...Placed eighth in the SBC in sacks and second in forced fumbles...Had a career-high seven tackles at Houston and vs. Arkansas State...Posted TFLs in seven different games and had a sack in five different games...Forced a fumble at Florida Atlantic, vs. North Texas and vs. Arkansas State...Named Cajuns Defensive Player of the Week for performance at Houston and at Florida Atlantic.

2005: Played in all 11games on the defensive line...Led the team with a personal-best five tackles vs. FIU...Made 16 tackles in seven conference games, including 4.5 tackles-for-loss and three sacks...Notched a sack at Middle Tennessee, vs. Troy and vs. FIU...Forced a fumble at Middle Tennessee...Named Hooter’s/Credeur’s Cajuns Defensive Player of the Week vs. FIU.

2004: Played in all 11 games, earning starts at FIU and UL Monroe...Honored at the Cajuns post-season banquet with the Top Gun Award...Notched 10 total tackles and a pass-break-up...Had a pair of tackles at Kansas State and UL Monroe.

High School: Earned a spot on Dave Campbell’s Top 300 Texas squad...Was an All-District 16-3A selection on both sides of the ball as a senior...Recorded 62 tackles during senior season as team captain.

Personal: Full name is Rodney Undra Hardeway...Born on February 13, 1986...Son of Raymond Hardeway and Espanda Tolbert.