Jack Sawyer: DE · Ohio State · #33.
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Jack Sawyer
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Ohio State defensive front. All-Big Ten in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Northwestern — Week 12, 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
59 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 9 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 59 | 25 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 48 | 24 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 23 | 10 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 13 | 9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 143 | 68 | 28.5 | 23.0 | 10 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 16 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-6vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7@ Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 25 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%9 sacksTFL rate
15%9 TFLHurry rate
14%8 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
53%9 of 17 pressures59 tackles · 9 for loss · 9 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 16 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home9g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-710g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #60 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 23 sacks — drafted at #123 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 2nd NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 2nd NFL season
