Michael Molnar
Michael Molnar
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Michael Molnar has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Ohio. The receipt: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against Ball State — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
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 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 0 TFL
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Swayze Bozeman’s 2023 season.
Matches Swayze on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Everett Roussaw Jr.'s junior season at Memphis (2025).
Matches Everett on
Background
2025: Appeared in eight games, making eight starts…tallied 73 total tackles, including 5.5 for a loss, 25 solo stops, and 1.5 sacks…Tallied first career sack against West Virginia (Sept. 6)...Named MAC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8). 2024: Appeared in two games. 2023: Played in 13 games…...