Tommy Eichenberg: LB · Ohio State · #35.
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Tommy Eichenberg
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Ohio State. Big Ten Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 13 tackles against Maryland, Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ohio State | 80 | 40 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 112 | 72 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 64 | 33 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 256 | 145 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-3@ Indiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Youngstown State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Western Kentucky | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-17vs Maryland | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-7@ Purdue | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-12vs No. 7 Penn State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16@ Rutgers | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ No. 3 Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 40 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups80 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Ryan Day — 33-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 8.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
48.4%
399 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #282 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 256 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #148 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 3rd NFL season
