Malcolm Hartzog
Arizona Wildcats
82
Good

Malcolm Hartzog

SSDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Nebraska
Projected Starter

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Malcolm Hartzog is the projected starter at SS for Arizona Wildcats.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Jefferson Davis County, ranked #1,090 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,090 NatlTeam Share1%
Silver Creek, MS
Jersey
#15
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'9"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Nebraska

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
111

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8567
National Rank
#1090
High School
Jefferson Davis County
Hometown
Prentiss, MS

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 54th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.91 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 54% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement14%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.