Malik Hartford
UCLA Bruins
54
Depth

Malik Hartford

UCLA BruinsAverage
FSDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Ohio State
2nd String / Backup

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Malik Hartford is listed 2nd string at FS for UCLA Bruins.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Lakota West, ranked #152 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 54 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #152 NatlTeam Share0%
West Chester, OH
Jersey
#12
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
Ohio State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—200

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9371
National Rank
#152
High School
Lakota West
Hometown
West Chester, OH

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 11th-percentile production at transfer origin (×1.00 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 54.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 14% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

2 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at FS · UCLA Bruins

  1. 1679Tao JohnsonStarter
  2. 21254Malik HartfordYou
  3. 3748Aaron Williams
Coach UCLATake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

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