Senior defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 325 lb · Warri
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.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
QB hurries: 88th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2025
2.5 TFL · 22 tackles · 4 hurries
Best game: 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Ohio's 2025 roster.
Pius Odjugo
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Buffalo, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Albin → Brian Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 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
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index 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
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| 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
| 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@ 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 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Ohio
Returning around him
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
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamil Burroughs’s 2025 season.
Matches Jamil on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Domonique Orange's sophomore season at Iowa State (2023).
Matches Domonique on
Differs from Domonique on
Player DNA
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