Junior defensive tackle on Ohio's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 274 lb · Avon, OH · Avon
The numbers
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 9 tackles · 1 hurries
Best game: at Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonAustin Mitchell
Austin Mitchell has been at Ohio through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Ball State, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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
Concern: tackles (0th 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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 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
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
1 TOT
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
With P. Navarro — 290 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.7 · 72 rush yds (9 car) · C. Hendricks — 8 rec · 144 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 9-37@ Ohio State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-35vs Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-20vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-20@ Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · 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
2025: Appeared in 12 games, making three starts…Tallied 11 tackles with three solo stops…Recorded first career interception against Ohio State (Sept. 13). 2024: Appeared in five games. 2023: Did not play. Prior to Ohio: Earned four varsity letters for the Avon High School football team... Also ra...
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