Central Michigan · W 31-14
No tackles.
Fries has tackles in 8 of Ohio’s 9 games: none against Central Michigan.
Jack Fries
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in three seasons at Ohio. On tape: 11 tackles against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2026.
58 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 10): 10 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Kent State | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 32 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Nov. 3 · W 28-20 at Akron, play by play
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 11 for him; the box score credits 10.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Ohio’s defense played that day
Akron’s 10 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
10 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 9 of his 10, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 13-10.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 11, sacks included.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 8 · 2026
W 24-20
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups58 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 10.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #23 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith, and John Hauser. Multi-era developmental context.
