Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#96
Tommy Ziesmer
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Danville, KY · Boyle County
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2023.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Eastern Kentucky in 2025.
Tommy Ziesmer
Tommy Ziesmer has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against SMU — Week 3, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Boyle County
2025
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
Louisville
2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Tommy Ziesmer's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–31
vs SMU
2 tackles
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With L. Kienholz — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 42 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · N. Hayes — 37.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Louisville2-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
42.0%
79 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (Eastern Kentucky): Played in 12 games for EKU … Totaled 53 tackles, including 18 solo stops … Finished with 3.0 TFLs and one sack … Had three tackles in the season opener at Louisville … Finished with five tackles and a sack against Houston Christian … Recovered a fumble in the game at…
The defensive line · Louisville
- #50Clev Lubin13 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Tyler Thompson7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Adonijah Green6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Jerod Smith II5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Tommy Ziesmer3 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology