Kenyatta Hardge Kenyatta Hardge 6'1" | 250 lbs | DL Lexington Christian | 2024 State KY quickly cemented himself as one of the top defensive linemen in the city after transferring to LCA this season. Hardge lined up at defensive end where he was very disruptive against the run, using his strength to fight through blocks and get to the ball carrier in a hurry to make tackles. He finished the season with 50 tackles and 21.5 tackles for loss in 12 games. Hardge also showed the ability to rush the passer, finishing the season with three sacks. Kenyatta currently holds offers from Morehead State, Thomas More, Kentucky Wesleyan, Kentucky Christian, and Union, and I expect him to be an impact player wherever he decides to play at the next level.

A big, athletic and explosive physical anomaly, Hardge remains somewhat of an unknown quantity after missing all but 6 games over the past two seasons due to injury, but with a clean bill of health entering his senior year, he likely will waste no time in making his presence known when he takes the field this fall. With his large, thick frame, he has the physique of an inside linebacker or even an interior defensive lineman, but he clearly possesses the agility, speed and fast-twitch mechanics to play in space as an outside linebacker in the Indians’ 4-3 defensive system. After sustaining a season-ending injury in the first game of his junior season, the bulk of his viewable performances come from a handful of contests during his sophomore season, but even in those, he displays the strength, aggressiveness and fundamentals to make plays from sideline to sideline. Likely projecting more favorably as an inside linebacker at the next level, scouts will certainly want to follow Hardge’s progress this fall as he prepares for an injury-free and eye-opening high school farewell tour.