#12

Corban Hondru

Senior linebacker for Miami (OH). 2025: 84 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · Miami (OH) · Sr. · #12

6′1″ · 227 lb · Mcmurray, PA

CFB Index 86 · #30 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to Miami (OH) for 2026

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

QB hurries: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

7 TFL · 3 sacks · 2 PBU

Statement game17 tackles · 1 TFL · 1 sackat Ohio (FBS) · L 20-24

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2025: 84 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2021.

His career, year by year

Corban Hondru

LB · Miami (OH) · Sr · #12

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Miami (OH). 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. One game to point at: 17 tackles, 1 TFL against Ohio — Week 11, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 33-22 over that span.

2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

86All-Conference level #30 of 583?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (97th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

QB hurries#69 / 2975 · 97th pct

Tackles#114 / 2975 · 96th pct

Interceptions#56 / 817 · 90th pct

Tackles for loss#277 / 2975 · 90th pct

7.0

Sacks#291 / 2975 · 89th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#386 / 2975 · 87th pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	8.0	0.9	0.2	0.2
Road5g	8.8	0.5	0.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.8	0.6	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	10.8	0.9	0.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #30 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix to repeat All-MAC

Based on 2025: #4 of 55 Mid-American LBs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Miami (OH)	84	34	7.0	3.0	2	3	--
2024	Miami (OH)	70	17	4.0	1.5	1	3	--
2023	Miami (OH)	28	9	2.5	0.0	--	2	--
2022	Miami (OH)	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		184	60	13.5	4.5	3	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 38–0

vs Lindenwood

5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 TFL

Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.

With P. Stainton — 47 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · H. Hesson — 208 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.5 · 13 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 0-17@ Wisconsin	7	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Rutgers	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 38-41vs UNLV	9	3	0.0	0.0	2	0
Wk 5	W 38-0vs Lindenwood	5	2	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 25-14@ Northern Illinois	7	3	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 20-7@ Akron	8	6	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan	7	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	W 26-17vs Western Michigan	14	7	1.5	1.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 20-24@ Ohio	17	3	1.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 17 tackles
Wk 12	L 3-24vs Toledo	5	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		84	34	7.0	3.0	3	2

How he plays

Play style

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

10 games

84Tackles

34Solo

7TFL

3Sacks

2Pass def.

3INT

84 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 7 TFL.

Week 42 INT
Week 61 sack · 1 PD
Week 81 INT
Week 91 sack · 1 PD
Week 111 sack

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.

2026 Outlook

Miami (OH)

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Linebacker · Miami (OH)

Returning around him

1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #86 · 2026 recruiting class #105

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Teddy Gallagher’s 2021 season.

Teddy Gallagher

85%match

Coastal Carolina · 2021

All-Sun Belt

Gaethan Bernadel

Stanford · 2024

80%

Devon Williams

Minnesota · 2025

80%

Jamoi Hodge

TCU · 2023

79%

Aaron Beasley

Tennessee · 2021

79%

Matches Teddy on

TFL rate

Sack rate

Solo tackle rate

Differs from Teddy on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gaethan Bernadel's senior season at Stanford (2024).

Gaethan Bernadel

85%match

Stanford · 2024

All-Conference USA

Kyle Thornton

Washington State · 2023

85%

Dylan Hazen

Wake Forest · 2024

83%

Jaylon Scott

NC State · 2023

82%

Jordan Stringer

Troy · 2024

All-Sun Belt

78%

Matches Gaethan on

Solo tackle rate

TFL rate

PD rate

Differs from Gaethan on

Hurry rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Corban Hondru

JT Killen

Eastern Michigan · 2024

85%

Timmy Hinspeter

Massachusetts · 2025

82%

KeSean Brown

Marshall · 2023

81%

Nick Apsey

Central Michigan · 2023

80%

Devon Williams

Minnesota · 2025

80%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2021

202510 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Balanced Linebacker

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