Jeff Hartings is a former college and professional football player who was a guard and center ni the National Football League for eleven seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned All-American honors.

Hartings was a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in the 1996 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship team in 2005, and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection.

Hartings was born in St. Henry, Ohio. He attended St. Henry High School, and was a letter winner in football as a two-way starter and in track and field. In football, he was a two-time all-conference selection, helped lead his team to the state championship as a senior, and compiled 23 sacks and 200 tackles. After his senior season, he participated in the Ohio North-South Game.

Jeff graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science degree in marketing in 1995 and was twice honored as an Academic All-American.