Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Isaiah Hardge
Junior defensive back on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 182 lb · Hollywood, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas
Transferred Colorado → Tennessee for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1128 nationally · Signed with Colorado
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado in 2023.
- Transferred from Colorado to Tennessee in 2026.
Isaiah Hardge
Isaiah Hardge has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Colorado3-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee
2025Colorado
2026Tennessee
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
Background
CAREER Athletic defensive back who transfers to Tennessee after three seasons at Colorado … Was a two-way player for the Buffaloes … Originally signed with Colorado as a member of the Class of 2023 from St. Thomas Aquinas in Florida … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2026 and has two seasons of e...
The secondary · Tennessee
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- #42DJ Burks73 tackles · 2025
- #1TJ Metcalf58 tackles · 2025
- #4Ty Redmond43 tackles · 2025
- #29Isaiah Hardge14 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology