Evan Herrmann
Evan Herrmann
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He got to Ohio by way of Vanderbilt. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Ohio
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #107
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Smiley III’s 2024 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Robertson's freshman season at North Texas (2022).
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Background
2025: Appeared in all 13 games…made 15 tackles, including eight solo stops and two for a loss…recorded first career sack against Bowling Green (Sept. 27)... Named Academic All-District®. 2023-24 (Vanderbilt): Member of the 2023 and 2024 squads… earned SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2024… saw no...