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Jersey Number 15
Malcolm Hartzog
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 187
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Silver Creek, Miss.
- High School:
- Jefferson Davis County HS
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
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Honors and Awards
- 2025: Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
- 2025: Academic All-Big Ten
- 2024: All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- 2024: Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
- 2024: Academic All-Big Ten
- 2023: Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
- 2023: Brook Berringer Citizenship Team
- 2023: Academic All-Big Ten
- 2022: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (vs. Indiana)
- 2022: Nebraska Male Freshman Athlete of the Year
- Five-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
Nebraska 2025 (Senior)
- Started the first two games of the season; missed remainder of the year after undergoing season-ending surgery
- Logged one tackles, one pass breakup, and one interception in limited time
- His interception sealed the Huskers victory over Cincinnati; came in the end zone on the Bearcats final play with Nebraska holding a three-point lead
- Across 70 defensive snaps, earned a PFF defensive grade of 70.1 and a coverage grade of 76.0
Nebraska 2024 (Junior)
- Earned the start in 12 games and played 591 defensive snaps en route to being named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- Tallied 45 total tackles (33 solo), two tackles for loss, four pass breakups, and four interceptions
- Led Nebraska with four interceptions, the most by a Husker since the 2015 season
- Finished the season ranked 19th nationally in interceptions per game
- Won a team vote to wear a single-digit number (7)
Nebraska 2023 (Sophomore)
- Played in 12 games with 10 starts, totaling 556 defensive snaps
- Recorded 40 total tackles (26 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss, and six pass breakups
- Key member of the Nebraska defense that posted the Huskers best rushing defense (92.9 ypg), total defense (303.5 ypg), and scoring defense (18.3 ppg) since the program joined the Big Ten in 2011
- Made at least four tackles in seven games
Nebraska 2022 (Freshman)
- As a true freshman, saw time in all 12 games with eight starts; tallied 479 defensive snaps
- Notched 22 total tackles (12 solo), one tackle for loss, two pass breakups, and three interceptions
- Led Nebraska with three interceptions
- Made his collegiate debut on special teams on Aug. 27 versus Northwestern in Dublin, Ireland
- Made his defensive debut against No. 6 Oklahoma on Sept. 17
- Started at cornerback against Indiana, becoming the first Nebraska true freshman to start at corner since 2016
- Against the Hoosiers, recorded a PBU and returned a blocked punt 30 yards for a touchdown
High School
- Prepped at Jefferson Davis County High School in Mississippi
- Helped lead the Jaguars to a Mississippi 3A State Championship as a senior
- Named Class 3A Mr. Football as a senior
- As a corner, running back, and returner he rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while also tallying an interception and a PBU in the state final
- As a senior notched 10 passes defended, rushed for 1,200-plus yards, and accounted for 44 total touchdowns (30 rushing, three receiving, 11 punt/kickoff return)
- Three-star recruit as rated by 247Sports and Rivals
- Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game MVP
- Chose to attend Nebraska over offers from Ole Miss, South Alabama, and Southern Miss
Personal
- Son of Derrick Oatis and Cecile Herrion-Oatis
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