Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Ike Ackerman
Freshman defensive end for Ohio. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 249 lb · Omaha, NE · Omaha Central
How he plays
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Sacks: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
2
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, at Nebraska
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman defensive end for Ohio. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2025.
Ike Ackerman
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Ike Ackerman has been at Ohio through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Omaha Central
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Brian Smith
Ohio
2026era →
John Hauser
Ohio
Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
9 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With D. James-Hamilton — 3 tackles · 1 solo tackles · 1 defensive TD · M. Vezza — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.9 · 67 rush yds (12 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026Ohio1-2HC: John Hauser · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%2 sacksTFL rate
15%2 TFL13 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
43.4%
82 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
63.0
3 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
92 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Mikey Bart’s 2016 season.
88%match
Matches Mikey on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Armondo Blount's sophomore season at Miami (2025).
82%match
Matches Armondo on
Height
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Armondo on
Class year (lower)
Background
2025: Appeared in four games…Tallied five total tackles, two for a loss, and one sack in the Scooters Coffee Frisco Bowl against UNLV (Dec. 23). High School: Ackerman, a defensive end, comes to Ohio from Omaha, Neb., where he played football at Omaha Central for head coach Abdul Muhammad…A…
The defensive line · Ohio
- #10Pius Odjugo2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Nehemiah Dukes2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Evan Herrmann2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Derek Reagans2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Ike Ackerman2 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Ohio team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology