Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ Texas | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Earl Little II
Senior safety on Ohio State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 203 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
CFB Index 82 · #34 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Florida State → Ohio State for 2026
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.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 106 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Ohio State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2022.
- Transferred from Florida State to Ohio State in 2026.
Earl Little II
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Texas — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of American Heritage
20246 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Ohio State
Played his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio State
2025Florida State
2026Ohio State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Ohio State1-1HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 76 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 107 | 50 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–3
vs Ball State
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to K'Von Wallace’s 2017 season.
86%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches K'Von on
Weight
PD rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nasir Peoples's senior season at Virginia Tech (2023).
Matches Nasir on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Earl Little II
The secondary · Ohio State
- #1Earl Little II76 tackles · 2025
- #8Jaylen McClain53 tackles · 2025
- #7Jermaine Mathews Jr.26 tackles · 2025
- #6Devin Sanchez15 tackles · 2025
- #10Leroy Roker III8 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Ohio State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology