Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Owen DiFranco
Junior defensive end on Ohio's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 258 lb · Glen Ellyn, IL · Glenbard South
Returning to Ohio for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Jacksonville State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on Ohio's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
Owen DiFranco
Owen DiFranco has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Ohio.
0 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
His career
2023
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Glenbard South
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
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.
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
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 1 game: 0.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 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.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
1 PD
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
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Ohio
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #107
Background
2025: Played in one game. 2024: Did not play. 2023: Did not play. Prior to Ohio: Played for Glenbard South High School.
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
- #50Owen DiFranco0 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