Jacksonville State · W 29-27
No tackles.
Kent State · W 13-10
No tackles.
Akron · W 28-20
No tackles.
Minnis has tackles in 6 of Ohio’s 9 games: none against Jacksonville State, Kent State and Akron.
Jermaine Minnis
A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 6, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 6 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 23 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 23 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-41@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-7vs Stonehill | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Central Michigan | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 48-7@ Sacramento State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 35-7
vs Stonehill
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 28-point win at home against Stonehill.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups23 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #498 at the position.
The No. 2,272 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
