Backup ISU running back Mitchell Harger underwent shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, ISU spokesperson Mike Green said Wednesday. 

Harger is expected to be back before fall camp, Green said. 

Harger, a redshirt senior, played a large role in the 2016 spring game last Saturday, taking 15 carries for 48 yards for the Cardinal team. He had an 18-yard rush early in the game. 

Last season, Harger was limited in the offense but he played in all 12 games on special teams. However, he did have six rushes for 34 yards during the 2015 season, tallying five of those carries for 19 yards against Kansas on Oct. 3, 2015.

“I’m pretty consistent and I do things right and I know that’s what coach Campbell and the coaching staff want,” Harger said after the spring game. “Coach [Louis Ayeni] knows I’m graduating this spring, but I’m coming back for this team, and he knows I’ll do whatever I can for this team.”