Jermarcus Hardrick

Football Player, South Panola High Batesville, MS 2004 to 2008

Jermarcus Hardrick is a 2008 South Panola High School graduate and is entering his 12th season as a professional football player. During his career at South Panola, the Tigers remained undefeated and won multiple state championships. After high school, Jermarcus attended Fort Scott Community College in Kansas where he became a national recruit. At Fort Scott Hardrick earned two Jayhawk All-Conference honors, became a two-time NJCAA All-American, and reached the NCJAA National Championship game. Hardrick then earned a scholarship to continue playing college football at the University of Nebraska. While at Nebraska, Jermarcus helped the Cornhuskers rush for an average of 217 yards a game while ranked 15th in the nation.

As an undrafted free agent, Hardrick signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012 and finished that season with the New Orleans Saints. After spending time in arena football with the Utah Blaze, Jermarcus was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 2014. Jermarcus spent 2015 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders before finding his current home with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2016. In 2017 Hardrick was selected as a CFL West Division All-Star. In 2019 Jermarcus helped the Bombers win their first Grey Cup Championship in over 30 years. After a canceled season in 2020, Hardrick returned to Winnipeg in 2021 to help the Bombers’ offensive line give up the fewest sacks in the league and win back-to-back Grey Cup Championships. Once again, Jermarcus earned CFL West Division All-Star honors as well as becoming a CFL All-Star and CFLPA AllStar. In 2022 Jermarcus started his 100th game in the CFL and helped the Bombers reach the Grey Cup Championships once again where they fell short of a three-peat in a thrilling one-point defeat. Jermarcus earned his second CFLPA All-Star and finished the season with a new franchise record of 15 wins.

In his playing career to date, Jermarcus has won 7 football championships. Hardrick’s film has been featured in various Coach’s Clinic DVDs as well as at the C.O.O.L Clinic, a well-respected offensive line specialty clinic held annually for coaches. During the offseason, Jermarcus lives with his wife Samantha and their children- Jermarcus Jr., Santana, and Lyla in Lincoln, Nebraska. When he is not playing football, he helps develop youth lineman talent throughout his community.