#33

Jack Sawyer

Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2024: 9 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 59 tackles.

DE · Ohio State · Sr. · #33

6′5″ · 260 lb · Pickerington, OH

CFB Index 77 · #60 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferencePittsburgh — drafted 2025, Rd 4, Pick 21, #123 overall

Recruiting

5★

DL recruit

No. 5 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

Statement game4 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs Missouri (FBS) · L 3-14

Top 1% sacks game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2024: 9 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 59 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Ohio State in 2021.
Drafted round 4 by the Pittsburgh in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio State, 23 sacks — drafted at #123 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20216 games

Signed with Ohio State5-star out of Pickerington North

202313 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tensecond

202416 games

All-Big Tensecond

2025

Drafted by Pittsburghround 4, pick 123

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#5 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #123

Pittsburgh · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM

All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season

#123Rd 4 · Pick 21

PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2024Ohio State14-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

77All-Conference level #60 of 426?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (98th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Sacks#18 / 2892 · 99th pct

9.0

QB hurries#42 / 2892 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#164 / 2892 · 94th pct

9.0

Passes defended#141 / 2892 · 94th pct

Tackles#393 / 2892 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#781 / 2892 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd 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

2024 season · 16 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	3.7	0.7	0.7	0.2
Road7g	3.7	0.4	0.4	0.6

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

2026 season

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 · 2024

All-Conference

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

77 · #60 of 426 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #60 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2024

W 41–21

at Oregon

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 SACKS

With W. Howard — 319 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.7 · -3 rush yds (5 car) · J. McGuire — 40 AVG · 47 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 16 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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@ 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 31-7@ Northwestern	7	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 13	W 38-15vs 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 Tennessee	5	1	1.5	1.5	—	2
Bowl	W 41-21@ Oregon	2	2	2.0	2.0	—	3
Bowl	W 28-14@ Texas	3	1	1.0	1.0	—	1
Bowl	W 34-23@ Notre Dame	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		59	25	9.0	9.0	1	6

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