Player Profile: Bobby Hartzog, Jr.
#5 Bobby Hartzog, Jr.
Rivals.com: Profile as recruit
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Class: Senior
Hometown: Houston, Texas
High School: Westside HS
2016 (Jr.): Saw action in eight games … Made at least one reception in each of the eight contests he played … Registered a season-high 34 yards receiving against Rhode Island … Posted a season-high four receptions against Oklahoma State … Rhode Island: Earned a start at wide receiver and caught three passes for 34 yards in KU’s victory over the Rams … Ohio: Started at wide receiver and caught two passes for five yards … at Memphis: Grabbed three passes for 16 yards … at Texas Tech: Hauled in one pass for a gain of five yards … TCU: Helped the Jayhawks convert a hook-and-ladder to get into field goal range in the waning seconds of the game and finished the contest with one reception for 15 yards … at Baylor: Grabbed one pass for a gain of seven yards … Oklahoma State: Snatched a career-high four passes for a gain of 30 yards … at Oklahoma: Snared two passes for 20 yards.
2015 (So.): Saw time in eight games… Started two contests against South Dakota State at Texas… Caught an even 10 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown… Totaled a career-high three receptions for 41 yards at TCU… South Dakota State: Started at wide receiver and caught three passes for a total of 24 yards… Memphis: Did not play due to injury… at Rutgers: Snagged one pass for 11 yards… at Iowa State: Grabbed two passes for 37 yards… Baylor: Did not play due to injury… Texas Tech: Did not play due to injury… at Oklahoma State: Did not play due to injury… Oklahoma: Returned from injury, but did not record any statistics… at Texas: Started at wide receiver, but did not record any statistics… at TCU: Hauled in three passes for a career-high 47 yards… Also grabbed a career-long 36-yard pass to set up a touchdown against the Horned Frogs… West Virginia: Saw time, but did not record any statistics… K-State: Notched the first touchdown reception of his career on his only catch - a 26-yarder.
2014 (Fr.): Played in 9-of-12 games in 2014, primarily on special teams... at Duke: Returned two kickoffs for 33 yards.
High School: Earned a three-star rating from ESPN.com and Scout.com... Posted 41 receptions for 900 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior... Recorded 11 receptions of 60 or more yards in 2013... His personal best outing came in the form of four catches for 200 yards and three TDs... Named a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club Player of the Year award... Earned first-team all-district honors as both a junior and senior... Named District Receiver of the Year in 2012-13... Selected by Vype Magazine as one of the top-100 players in Houston in 2014... Named to the Dave Campbell Texas Football Top 300 list... Played for head coach Mark Byrd at WHS... Also lettered in track and field at Westside HS, where he was a member of the disctrict champion 4x100-meter relay team.
Personal: Son of Lashone and Bobby Hartzog, Sr... Majoring in psychology with a minor in sociology.