Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Nehemiah Dukes
Senior defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 288 lb · Douglasville, GA · Alexander
CFB Index 63 · #106 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Ohio)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs Jacksonville State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Youngstown State in 2022.
Nehemiah Dukes
Wins his gap play after play. Two seasons at Ohio, two different head coaches: Brian Smith and John Hauser. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Youngstown Stateout of Alexander
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Brian Smith
Ohio
2026era →
John Hauser
Ohio
Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Ohio
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026Ohio1-1HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
63 · #106 of 330 interior linemen
Unranked recruit. Now #106 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
5 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With D. James-Hamilton — 1 SOLO · 1 TD · 3 TOT · M. Vezza — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.9 · 67 rush yds (12 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Austin Ertl’s 2022 season.
Matches Austin on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Gerrod Henderson's sophomore season at Tulane (2025).
92%match
Matches Gerrod on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Nehemiah Dukes
Background
2025: Started in all 13 games for the Bobcats…Tallied 30 total tackles with seven solo stops, two for a loss and one sack…Recorded first sack as a Bobcat against West Virginia (Sept. 6). 2024 (Youngstown State): Played in all 12 games ... Recorded one sack and 2.5 tackles for loss. 2023 (Youngsto...
The defensive line · Ohio
- #10Pius Odjugo2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Nehemiah Dukes2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Evan Herrmann2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Derek Reagans2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #23Joseph Marsh2 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology