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Malcolm Hartzog Jr. Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Malcolm Hartzog Jr. story

Malcolm Hartzog Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Silver Creek, MS wearing No. 7, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Malcolm Hartzog Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 8 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Malcolm Hartzog Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Malcolm Hartzog Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNebraska6198
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska7.5223.71.5
2024 PostseasonNebraska10246.22.5
2024 Regular SeasonNebraska10246.20
2025 Regular SeasonNebraska317.110.4-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Iowa

Week 14 · L 10-13 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Wisconsin

Week 12 · L 14-15 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Indiana

Week 8 · L 7-56 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 56 Cincinnati

Week 1 · W 20-17

2

Havoc Plays

74.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 1 · L 10-13 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Nebraska

10 primary output · 24 efficiency · 6.2 usage

59.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

59.2

10 primary · 24 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Nebraska

51.4

3 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games