#15

Zion Grady

DL · Ohio State · R-Jr. · #15

Returning to Ohio State for 2026
R-Jr. · Enterprise, Ala.
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Zion Grady

DL · Ohio State · Fr · #15

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#81 national
CFB
College
Ohio State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Ohio State1372.01.0------
Career1372.01.0------

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Ohio State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · Ohio State

Returning around him

  • 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -20 net (17 in / 37 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Ohio State · Last season: 12-2 (AP #3) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #4

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dinellson Exume’s 2024 season.

South Florida · 2024

#2

Moso'oipala Tuitele

New Mexico · 2024

76%
#3

Zach Crothers

Pittsburgh · 2025

76%
#4

Vontroy Malone

Tulsa · 2024

76%
#5

Tyree Weathersby

Tennessee · 2025

76%

Matches Dinellson on

Height
Sack rate
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Marco Jones's freshman season at Texas A&M (2025).

Marco Jones

79%match

Texas A&M · 2025

#2

Dinellson Exume

South Florida · 2024

79%
#3

Landen Thomas

UNLV · 2025

78%
#4

David Santiago

Air Force · 2024

77%
#5

Michael Pleas Jr.

Southern Miss · 2020

76%

Matches Marco on

Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate

Differs from Marco on

Sack rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2383

Final rank
#2383
Avg #3846.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2383 this season.

Background

Career Highs 3 Total Tackles vs. UCLA (Nov. 15, 2025) 1.0 Sacks vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025) 1.0 Tackles for Loss (Two times – last vs. Minnesota on Oct. 4, 2025) Honors and Awards 2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete Freshman (2025) Appeared in 10 games as a freshman, totaling 108 snaps on the defensive l...

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