
Matt Hardison is a rugged, power-built former Cowboy lineman — but the current football trail goes cold
Matt Hardison’s Oklahoma State story is an old one: in 2003, he was a 6-6, 300-pound offensive lineman who had made the move from tight end and had earned praise for raw strength, including a 354-pound hang clean at OSU’s Night of Champions.[1][2] Publicly available college records show he played in 2002 and started once at tight end, but there is no current 2026 Oklahoma State football performance data tied to this player, so he should not be evaluated as an active Cowboys OL target today.[1][3] If you’re asking whether he fits a modern roster, the only reliable takeaway is that he was a powerful developmental prospect in his day, not a verified current contributor.[1][2][3]