Brandon
Hardin.
Brandon
Hardin.
Oregon State
Cover-2 zone, with its focus on preventing big plays by splitting the field into deep halves, and relying on linebackers to cover the middle, would suit Hardin well.
As a developmental prospect, Hardin could begin as a core special teamer, eventually growing into a rotational safety with potential to start as a deep half-field safety.
A single-high safety scheme where he is consistently asked to cover the entire deep portion of the field without help.
His athletic limitations and inconsistent instincts limit his universal appeal, but in a specific zone-heavy system, he can carve out a role.
Selected #79 overall in Round 3 of the 2012 NFL Draft by Chicago Bears out of Oregon State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— No athletic data recorded
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oregon State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Hardin suffered a neck injury in his rookie training camp and never played in an NFL regular season game.