Colorado State University Athletics

2023 Signing Class Roster

Ron Hardge III NSD23 HS

Ron Hardge III

  • Position:
    Defensive Back
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Hollywood, Fla.
  • High School:
    Cardinal Gibbons
  • Prev School:
    Oregon State
At Colorado State
Graduate, 2023 (12/2):
• Totaled 12 tackles with six being solo stops
• Had a season-high three stops in back-to-back games at UNLV and against Air Force
• Made his first start against Colorado, picking up a fumble and running it back 45 yards for a touchdown

Before Colorado State
• Spent two seasons (2021-22) at Oregon State where he appeared in 18 games with four starts
• Tallied 20 tackles and two pass breakups as a junior in 2021
• Transferred to Oregon State after one season at City College of San Francisco (2019)
• Signed with Illinois out of high school and appeared in six games as a true freshman
 
Personal/High School
• Played for coach Matt DuBuc
• A three-star prospect out of high school
• Helped lead his teams to 11-2 (2017) and 9-2 records (2016)
• Totaled 29 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, and one fumble recovery as a senior
• Brother, Isaiah, is a wide receiver at Colorado
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