Ben McNaboe: DE · Ohio · #8.
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Ben McNaboe
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Arrived at Ohio from North Dakota. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio | 44 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 44 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-38@ Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs South Alabama | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-6vs Morgan State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-41@ Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-10vs Akron | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-25@ Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-16vs Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-0@ Kent State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-10vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-7@ Toledo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-3vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-27vs Jacksonville State | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 15 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 35-10
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 25-point win at home against Eastern Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%4 sacksTFL rate
16%7 TFLHurry rate
16%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%4 of 10 pressures44 tackles · 7 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
38.3%
344 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
44 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Ohio, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Tim Albin.
