#9
Malik Hartford
Returning to Ohio State for 2026
Malik Hartford
Third year in the Ohio State secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Ohio, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ohio State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Ohio State
Returning around him
- 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -20 net (17 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio State · Last season: 12-2 (AP #3) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #4
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology