#35

Tommy Eichenberg

Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2023: 80 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Ohio State · Sr. · #35

6′2″ · 239 lb · Cleveland, OH

CFB Index 51 · #282 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamLas Vegas — drafted 2024, Rd 5, Pick 13, #148 overall

Recruiting

4★

ILB recruit

No. 318 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Ohio State. 2023: 80 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2019.
Drafted round 5 by the Las Vegas in 2024.
Named Big Ten Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 256 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #148 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2019

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of St Ignatius

202212 games

All-Big Tenfirst

202310 games

All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Yearwinner

2024

Drafted by Las Vegasround 5, pick 148

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#318 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #148

Las Vegas · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 3rd NFL season

#148Rd 5 · Pick 13

Las VegasEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ryan Day — 33-6 over that span.

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

51Rotational starter #282 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (95th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#138 / 2842 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#223 / 2842 · 92nd pct

QB hurries#230 / 2842 · 89th pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

51 · #282 of 577 LBs

Former four-star. Now #282 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 20–12

vs Penn State

8 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL

With J. Mirco — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · K. McCord — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 23-3@ Indiana	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 35-7vs Youngstown State	6	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 63-10vs Western Kentucky	10	9	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 17-14@ Notre Dame	5	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Maryland	13	7	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 7	W 41-7@ Purdue	8	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-12vs Penn State	8	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 24-10@ Wisconsin	7	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 35-16@ Rutgers	12	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 24-30@ Michigan	7	3	0.0	0.0	—
Total		80	40	2.5	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology