247Sports Ohio State added a headlining defensive prospect to its 2023 recruiting class as four-star defensive back Malik Hartford committed to the Buckeyes live Wednesday on CBS Sports HQ. Hartford, a junior at Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio, picked Ohio State over several other Power Five offers. Hartford pushes the Buckeyes to the nation’s No. 6 recruiting class despite holding just six commitments, which trails only Tennessee for the fewest number of commits in the top 10. He is the fourth Ohio native in the recruiting class, joining Luke Montgomery, Joshua Padilla and Will Smith. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 175 pounds, Hartford boasts elite physicals to be a truly national-caliber defensive back recruit. Hartford ranks No. 154 in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and the No. 11 safety. The Top247 is even higher on Hartford’s potential, ranking him as the No. 90 overall prospect and the No. 5…
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