Senior safety on Ohio's 2023 roster.
6′3″ · 205 lb · Pickerington, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 safety on Ohio's roster.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 2839 nationally · Signed with Ohio
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonBen Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Ohio, two different head coaches: Frank Solich and Tim Albin. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Kent State — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 85 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 10–7
vs Iowa State
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With J. Wheatley — 41 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · K. Rourke — 135 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.6 · 58 rush yds (7 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 10-7vs Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7@ Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-17vs Kent State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-30vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-20vs Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 25-14@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Tory Spears’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tory Spears's senior season at Texas State (2023).
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Player DNA