#14

Kwame Sutton

Senior defensive end for Ohio. 2023: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

DE · Ohio · Sr. · #14

6′0″ · 244 lb · Gaffney, SC

CFB Index 21 · #368 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceOhio 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive end for Ohio. 2023: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Austin Peay in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 3170 nationally · Signed with Austin Peay

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at Ohio, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

2018

Signed with Austin Peay2-star out of Blacksburg

20239 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3170 national

CFB

College

Ohio

2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

21Below cohort / limited sample #368 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Tackles#1999 / 2842 · 28th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Solo tackles#2613 / 2842 · 6th 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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.0
Road3g	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

21 · #368 of 418 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #368 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Ohio	19	5	2.5	2.0	--	--	--
Career		19	5	2.5	2.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 10–7

vs Iowa State

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Wheatley — 41 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · K. Rourke — 135 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.6 · 58 rush yds (7 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 3	W 10-7vs Iowa State	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 4	W 38-7@ Bowling Green	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 42-17vs Kent State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 13-23@ Northern Illinois	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-17vs Western Michigan	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 16-30vs Miami (OH)	4	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 20-10@ Buffalo	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 34-20vs Central Michigan	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	W 41-21vs Georgia Southern	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		19	5	2.5	2.0	—

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