2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“We’re making another Ali movie? Will Smith gonna throw hands”
Will Smith Jr.
Third year in the Ohio State defensive front. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Kent State — Week 3, 2026.
12 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 33 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ No. 4 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-3vs Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-19vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-16vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-15@ No. 5 Indiana | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 19-15
at Indiana
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%2 TFLSack rate
4%0 sacksHurry rate
8%1 hurry12 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Ryan Day — 32-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
45.0%
250 pass / 306 run
Plays / game
69.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #216 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #57 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
