Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Zion Grady
Sophomore defensive end on Ohio State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 262 lb · Enterprise, AL
Returning to Ohio State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Ball State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Ohio State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2025.
Zion Grady
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the Ohio State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Ball State, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Enterprise
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Ohio State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Day — 13-3 over that span.
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
2026Ohio State1-1HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–3
vs Ball State
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Ohio State
Returning around him
- 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -21 net (17 in / 38 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 #5 · 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.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dinellson Exume’s 2024 season.
81%match
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).
Matches Marco on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Differs from Marco on
Sack rate (lower)
Background
Pronunciation 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 t...
The defensive line · Ohio State
- #2Kenyatta Jackson11 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3James Smith6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Eddrick Houston4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55John Walker2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Zion Grady2 tackles for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Ohio State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology