Major: Undeclared (2005-06)

Weight: 180 (2005-06)

2006 Media Guide: Talented young receiver with a bright future … should see his first game action this year after being redshirted in 2005 as a true freshman … has good hands, excellent speed and is a student of the game … coaches like his work ethic and competitive attitude … comes to practice every day ready to play and with a plan for getting better … heads into the fall as one of the Buckeyes’ top six receivers … coming off a good spring … lanky receiver who can go up and get the ball.

2005: Played with the scout team and was redshirted … always gave great effort and impressed the coaches with his willingness to help out wherever needed.

2005 Media Guide: Rated the No. 3 wide receiver in Ohio and the No. 12 overall prospect in Ohio by Rivals.com … ranked No. 31 nationally by Scout.com and No. 36 by Rivals.com at wide receiver.

High School: Was a do-it-all player for GlenOak, the same school that produced OSU guard T.J. Downing an former Buckeye defensive back Dustin Fox … as a senior, suffered a season-ending leg injury during the second quarter of the first game of the season … as a junior, passed for 300 yards in the first four games before switching to wide receiver, where he caught 41 passes for 411 yards from his younger brother, Mike … returned punts as a junior, averaging 16.6 yards per return on nine attempts, including a 60-yard touchdown against Canton McKinley … also returned kickoffs as a junior, averaging 27.5 yards per return on four attempts … played cornerback and handled the punting duties, averaging 36.7 yards per punt as a junior … was all-conference and all-district as a junior … also played running back as a sophomore, rushing for 316 yards and a touchdown on 79 carries … caught 10 passes for 158 yards and two scores as a sophomore … also a track and field standout, competing in the 300-meter hurdles (second in state 2004), 110-meter high hurdles (fourth in state 2004) and high jump (tenth in state 2004) as a junior … rehabbed his football injury and won state titles in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles as a senior … played for Jack Rose.

Personal: Is the son of Dale and Laurie Hartline … has a younger sister, Jamie, and a younger brother, Michael … Michael is a freshman at Kentucky and is on a football scholarship … likes water sports and snow boarding … goal this year is to establish himself in the receivers rotation (2006).