Zavion Hardy holds the DE · Backup spot in Baylor Bears’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zavion Hardy is a 6'5", 284-pound defensive end from Macon, Georgia, who attended Howard HS and Tattnall Square HS. Hardy played both ways at Tattnall Square in 2021, recording 56 tackles and seven sacks as a junior to earn all-region honors. He spent the 2023-24 seasons at East Mississippi CC, posting 24 tackles with 3.5 sacks in 12 games during 2023 and earning first-team All-MACC honors in 2024. Hardy transferred to South Carolina for the 2025 season, appearing in one game against Coastal Carolina before joining Baylor as a transfer.

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