July 1, 2026

Malik Hartford National Signing Day 2023 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State football program is expected to sign four-star safety Malik Hartford during the early signing period for the 2023 recruiting class, which lasts from Dec. 21-23. Learn more about this member of the Buckeyes’ recruiting class with this profile. © David Petkiewicz cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Malik Hartford, safety Malik Hartford School: Lakota West (Ohio). Position: Safety. Height, weight: 6-foot-2.5, 175 pounds. 247Sports rating: Four-star prospect rated the No. 7 safety, the No. 4 player in Ohio and the No. 162 player in the country according to the 247Sports composite ratings. Other offers: Alabama, Boston College, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Duke, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami (OH), Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Toledo, Vanderbilt and West Virginia. What’s his deal? Hartford was one of the first defensive commits once Jim Knowles and the new defensive coaching staff were brought…

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