Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#9
Tyler Gillison
Senior defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 252 lb · Pickerington, OH · Pickerington Central
Transferred Michigan State → Ohio for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 6 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Nebraska
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Ohio's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2022.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Ohio in 2026.
Tyler Gillison
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Luke Fickell, Scott Satterfield, Jonathan Smith and John Hauser. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Jacksonville State, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Pickerington Central
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith, and John Hauser. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ohio
2025Michigan State
2026Ohio
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Ohio1-1HC: John Hauser · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 15 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 29–27
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With D. James-Hamilton — 1 SOLO · 1 TD · 3 TOT · M. Vezza — 80 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 53.9 · 67 rush yds (12 car)
Game log
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.
IDL
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Trey White’s 2023 season.
Matches Trey on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamie Pettway's sophomore season at Missouri (2021).
82%match
Matches Jamie on
Height
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Jamie on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Gillison
Background
2025 (Michigan State): Played in nine games to earn his first letter... recorded two tackles... played 11 snaps on defense and 56 on special teams... named one of MSU's Scout Team Players of the Week vs. Western Michigan. 2024 (Michigan State): Did not play. 2023 (Cincinnati): Played in 10 games...
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
- #9Tyler Gillison0 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