High-upside Ohio State safety still climbing the depth chart
Hartford is a long, physical **safety** who has already earned varsity letters in 2023 and 2024 and enters the 2025 season competing for a bigger role at Ohio State; he has said the game is slowing down for him, a sign of growing processing speed and confidence. His appeal is less about eye-popping stats and more about upside: at 6'2", he brings the size, range, and development trajectory teams want in a modern defensive back, though he is still proving he can translate that growth into consistent production at the highest level.
