Hartline with the Cleveland Browns in 2015
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No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 22, 1986 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Canton, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Canton (OH) GlenOak | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 344 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,766 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 14 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Brian Jack Hartline (born November 22, 1986) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Hartline attended GlenOak High School, where he both played football and ran track for four years. He began his football career as a quarterback, but in the fourth game of his sophomore year, he switched positions to wide receiver.
Hartline redshirted his freshman year, but played in all 13 contests in 2006. In 2007, Hartline played an integral part in getting the Buckeyes to the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, averaging 13.3 yards per reception with 52 catches for 694 yards. In 2008, his final season, Hartline averaged 22.8 yards per reception with 21 catches for 479 yards.
He graduated from Ohio State in June 2009 with a degree in Communications, but elected to forgo his final season of eligibility to enter the 2009 NFL Draft.
Hartline was also on the GlenOak track team, and he was the 2005 state champion in the 110 metres hurdles and the 300 metres hurdles.
Hartline was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. On October 4, 2009, Hartline caught his first career touchdown on a 2 yard pass from Chad Henne. Hartline finished his rookie season with 31 receptions and 506 receiving yards with three touchdown receptions plus a rushing touchdown on a 16-yard play against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although he finished third on the team in receiving yards, he led the team in receiving touchdowns.