Ohio State is 6-2, No. 11 in the AP poll (week 10).
13 stories in the last 60 days, from 7 outlets.
Second year in the Ohio State defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against Iowa, Week 5, 2026.
7 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 7 outlets
Ohio State OT Phillip Daniels, DE Zion Grady downgraded to doubtful vs. Illinois
On3 +1 Sep 25 · 2 outlets
from 7 outlets
Ohio State OT Phillip Daniels, DE Zion Grady downgraded to doubtful vs. Illinois
On3 +1 Sep 25 · 2 outlets
The Columbus DispatchEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 20 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ No. 14 Iowa | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 45-16vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Ryan Day, all run-leaning offenses — 18-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
45.0%
250 pass / 306 run
Plays / game
69.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
