Jerron Cage: DT · Ohio State · #86.
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Jerron Cage
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Ohio State. On tape: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Iowa, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 12 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 13 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-12vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-20@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 54-10vs Iowa | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 44-31@ No. 13 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-7@ Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-14vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-45vs No. 3 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 54-10
vs Iowa
0.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 44-point win at home against Iowa.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
47.3%
409 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio State, 34 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
