Kendall Bannister
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for three head coaches at Ohio: Tim Albin, Brian Smith and John Hauser. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 6, 2026.
31 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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): −1 pass breakup, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Kent State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Nov. 3 · W 28-20 at Akron, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: coverage — 6 passes defended in the 9 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.
2 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.
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
5 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Kent State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 10-3. Ended Kent State’s drive (int).
4 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.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Week 5 · 2026
W 13-10
at Kent State
1 interception · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
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
PD rate
19%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
31tackles this season31 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.
The No. 2,085 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mid-American.
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.
