Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Evan Herrmann
Junior defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 245 lb · Sussex, WI · Hamilton
Returning to Ohio for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, at Nebraska
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2023.
- Transferred from Vanderbilt to Ohio in 2025.
Evan Herrmann
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two seasons at Ohio, two different head coaches: Brian Smith and John Hauser. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Nebraska — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Hamilton
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Brian Smith
Ohio
2026era →
John Hauser
Ohio
Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026Ohio1-1HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Ohio
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #107
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Smiley III’s 2024 season.
79%match
Matches Ben on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Ben on
Height (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Robertson's freshman season at North Texas (2022).
Matches Cam on
TFL rate
Weight
Height
Differs from Cam on
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Background
2025: Appeared in all 13 games…made 15 tackles, including eight solo stops and two for a loss…recorded first career sack against Bowling Green (Sept. 27)... Named Academic All-District®. 2023-24 (Vanderbilt): Member of the 2023 and 2024 squads… earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2024… saw no...
The defensive line · Ohio
- #10Pius Odjugo2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Nehemiah Dukes2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Evan Herrmann2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Derek Reagans2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #23Joseph Marsh2 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology