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Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Matt Vezza JR | 6'0"/200 | 226/369 (61%), 2673 Yds, 19 TD / 7 INT | 150 Car, 605 Yds, (4 YPC), 8 TD, 3 FUM | B | B+ | 860 (36.75%) | UNH ('26) | ||
| #8 Nick Poulos GR | 6'6"/243 | 4/8 (50%), 19 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 8 Car, 34 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | C+ | #286 | 47 (3%) | NA | |
| #00 Levi Davis FR | 6'0"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #9 Hype Grand SO | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #4 Jacob Winters JR | 6'2"/224 | 3* HS ('23) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Duncan Brune JR | 5'11"/218 | 120 Car, 585 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 8 TD, 2 FUM | 5 Rec, 57 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | D | #144 | 262 (25%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #22 Victor Rosa SR | 5'11"/210 | 30 Car, 155 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 15 Rec, 147 Yds, (9.8 YPR), 1 TD | C+ | C- | #244 | 163 (11.25%) | CONN ('26) | |
| #22 Mike Taylor Jr. SO | 5'10"/204 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 James Kelly FR | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #24 Irving Brown SO | 5'11"/220 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Dom Dorwart JR | 6'2"/208 | 11 Rec, 119 Yds, (10.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | C+ | #658 | 454 (89%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #3 Max Rodarte GR | 6'0"/192 | 7 Rec, 86 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A- | #743 | 188 (37%) | 2* HS ('24) | |
| #12 Eian Pugh SR | 6'3"/182 | 6 Rec, 75 Yds, (12.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | #637 | 137 (27%) | ILL ('24) | |
| #00 Delaney Crawford SR | 6'2"/202 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #752 | 19 (4%) | UVA ('24) | |
| #15 Riley Neer JR | 5'11"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 17 (3%) | NA | |||
| #18 Miles Cremascoli JR | 6'3"/213 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | 9 (2%) | NA | |||
| #37 Blake Guffey SR | 6'1"/221 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #31 Khamani Debrow JR | 6'3"/206 | NA | |||||||
| #00 Kaden Page FR | 6'2"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #89 Preston Bowman SO | 5'11"/210 | UK ('26) | |||||||
| #17 Kaden Hurst JR | 6'0"/201 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Zach Hackleman FR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #88 Ian VerSteeg SR | 6'0"/183 | WAKE ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ian VerSteeg | 0'0"/ | WAKE ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 AJ Miller JR | 6'4"/239 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C- | 18 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #81 Andrew Metzger JR | 6'5"/243 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #39 Jake Furtney SO | 6'4"/250 | ILL ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Trumain Lawson (T) FR | 6'4"/255 | C | C | B | 454 (23.4%) | LIU ('26) | |
| #00 Sandro Malicevic (T) SR | 6'5"/330 | F | F | D+ | 269 (13.5%) | EIU ('26) | |
| #74 Tigana Cisse (T) GR | 6'3"/305 | C+ | B | A | 86 (5%) | IDHO ('24) | |
| #75 Jarian Shelby (T) SR | 6'3"/290 | B | A | 19 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 Danny Fortson Jr. (OT) FR | 6'5"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Mike Montgomery (OT) FR | 6'5"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 CJ Dawson (G) | 0'0"/ | C | C | A | 627 (32.4%) | WEBB ('26) | |
| #63 Seth Anstead (G) JR | 6'4"/300 | C | B | B- | 21 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #65 Josh Waite (G) SR | 6'3"/301 | C | B- | 7 (0%) | SHI ('25) | ||
| #76 Bryce Parson (C) JR | 6'2"/296 | C+ | B+ | B | 24 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Colton Crosley (IOL) FR | 6'3"/275 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Job Mavrick (OL) FR | 6'2"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Cassius Hulbert (OL) GR | 6'3"/310 | TIF ('26) | |||||
| #00 CJ Dawson (OL) SR | 6'4"/310 | WEBB ('26) | |||||
| #46 Nick Hemer (LS) SR | 6'4"/205 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Evan Herrmann (DE) SR | 6'5"/245 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C | 179 (75%) | VAN ('25) | |
| #16 Joseph Marsh (DE) JR | 6'3"/232 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C | 165 (69%) | BSU ('25) | |
| #14 Ike Ackerman (DE) SO | 6'4"/249 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B- | C- | 36 (15%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #22 Tyler Gillison (DE) SR | 6'2"/245 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 11 (4.5%) | MSU ('26) | |
| #00 Troy Stiggers (DE) FR | 6'3"/245 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #44 Nehemiah Dukes (DT) SR | 6'1"/288 | 28 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C- | 550 (68%) | YSU ('25) | |
| #97 Austin Mitchell (DT) JR | 6'2"/274 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C- | 281 (35%) | NA | |
| #57 Nathan Hale (DT) GR | 6'4"/259 | 16 Tac, 8 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C- | 219 (27%) | NA | |
| #98 Derek Reagans (DT) SR | 6'0"/279 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C | 184 (23%) | NA | |
| #99 Ty Neubert (DT) SO | 6'3"/278 | 6 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C | 63 (8%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #50 Owen DiFranco (DT) JR | 6'4"/258 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C+ | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Nate Hunt-Heller (DT) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Austin Adkins (DL) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #66 Isaiah Street (DL) SR | 6'5"/240 | WMU ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #27 Jack Fries SR | 6'2"/222 | 54 Tac, 25 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | B- | 409 (75%) | NA | |
| #25 Michael Molnar SR | 6'3"/227 | 62 Tac, 24 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | B- | 396 (73%) | NA | |
| #30 Charlie Christopher SO | 6'0"/227 | 63 Tac, 32 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B- | A- | 384 (71%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #32 Jasen Kelly JR | 6'1"/208 | C- | B- | 21 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #33 Jermaine Minnis SO | 6'2"/204 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #56 Cody Raymond SO | 6'4"/234 | WIS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Eli Thompson (CB) JR | 5'10"/185 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 4 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | B | 765 (32.25%) | HC ('26) | |
| #00 KJ Sejour (CB) FR | 5'9"/150 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | B | 624 (26.25%) | CHAT ('26) | ||
| #00 Barry Dillon (CB) SO | 6'1"/175 | C- | C | B- | 543 (23.25%) | IW ('26) | |||
| #20 Kendall Bannister (CB) JR | 5'11"/187 | 8 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C | 348 (20%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #21 Ronald Jackson Jr. (CB) SR | 6'1"/203 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 33 (2%) | ODU ('25) | ||
| #26 Tyson Long (CB) SO | 6'0"/184 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #49 Xavier Williams (CB) JR | 5'10"/156 | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #19 Bobby Miller (CB) SO | 6'4"/177 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #23 Tony Mathis (CB) JR | 5'11"/176 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Kindall Brown (CB) FR | 5'11"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 D. James-Hamilton (S) SO | 5'11"/170 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | 814 (66%) | NA | ||
| #2 DJ Walker (S) JR | 6'1"/198 | 55 Tac, 33 Solo, 6 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | C- | 795 (64%) | NA | |
| #29 JT Haskins (S) JR | 5'11"/182 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | 22 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #13 DJ Morton (S) JR | 6'1"/191 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #18 Andrew Vera (S) SR | 5'11"/199 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #00 James Brewer III (S) FR | 6'2"/170 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ryan Miller (S) FR | 6'3"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #17 Caleb Chamberlin (S) SO | 6'1"/199 | AFA ('25) | |||||||
| #00 DJ James-Hamilton (S) | 0'0"/ | ELON ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #47 Will Hryszko GR | 5'11"/180 | 6/8 (75%), Long 38 Yds | 30/30 | 48 Pts | B- | B- | KENT ('26) | |
| #43 Brack Peacock JR | 5'7"/165 | 3/6 (50%), Long 44 Yds | 16/18 | 25 Pts | D | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Magnus Haines SR | 6'0"/193 | 40, 1693 YDS (42.3 YPP), Long 68 YDS | 13 In 20, 3 TB | C- | A+ | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Malachi Taylor FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC John Hauser new hireOC Scott Isphording returnsDC Kurt Mattix new hire
Players with Starting experience237 off • 16 def
Team Talent496#119 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.82Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size8528 portal (26.9%)
Talent Off: 211.76 (42)
Talent Def: 187.6 (39)
Talent ST: 2.96 (3)
New Portal In: 17 (16.3%)
Portal Losses: 16
Unrated/No Stats: 19
Total Team Snaps: 12595
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 9
JAG: 44
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 12
FR Snaps: 1240 (9%)
SO Snaps: 2219 (17%)
JR Snaps: 5309 (40%)
SR Snaps: 3155 (24%)
GR Snaps: 672 (5%)
69% Snaps by Upperclassmen
19 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
0 (1)
907(860)
Exp 39.75% • Prod 85% — Ohio lost their starting QB from last year. QB Matt Vezza was taken in the portal to compete for the starting job.
RBHB
0 (1)
0 (0)
425(163)
Exp 36% • Prod 40% — Top RB in '25 is gone, as is #2 rush threat at QB
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (1)
0 (0)
849(0)
Exp 81% • Prod 19% — Ohio lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
0 (0)
0 (2)
1507(1350)
T 21% • G 17% • C 1% — Ohio OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (3)
0 (0)
1695(11)
DE 82% • DT 81% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (0)
0 (0)
1210(0)
LB 74% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (1)
0 (3)
3954(1932)
CB 52% • S 66% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 3688 (2373 portal) 36% returning, (64% via Portal) • Defense 6859 (1943 portal) 72% returning, (28% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge