Pius Odjugo is a defensive lineman at Ohio who has not played in Ohio's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Ohio lists 22 defensive linemen this season.
Ohio is 7-2. Next: at Miami (OH), Tue Nov 10.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Jim McElwain and Brian Smith. On tape: 4 tackles against Buffalo, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 16 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 38 | 18 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-37@ No. 1 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17@ Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
 Bowl | W 17-10vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Bowl · 2025
W 17-10
vs UNLV · neutral site
1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
18%4 hurries22 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Smith
Pass share
36.6%
311 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #420 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #43 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim McElwain, Brian Smith and John Hauser.
From Warri, Nigeria — one of 9 players from Nigeria in FBS this season.
