Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Ohio State#2 · 6-1 | 2 | 10% |
| 2025 | Ohio State#2 · 12-2 | 2 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Epi Sitanilei's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Epi Sitanilei's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Ball State | W 56–3 | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Texas | L 23–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Kent State | W 59–3 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Illinois | W 42–19 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ Iowa | W 31–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  Maryland | W 45–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Indiana | W 19–15 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 6.8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3435th / 5416 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 764th / 2453 |
| Sacks | 1 | 491st / 1213 |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ball State | 60 | ~31 (12–49) | 2 | 52% |
| Wk 3 · Kent State | 55 | ~12 (6–18) | 1 | 22% |
| Season | 438 | 43 (21–58) | 3 | 10% |
Position Room
18 DLs on the Ohio State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | DE | SR | 22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Jason Moore | DT | SR | 18 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 4 | Qua Russaw | DE | SR | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 96 | Eddrick Houston | DT | JR | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 53 | Will Smith Jr. | DT | SR | 12 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| John Walker | DT | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 12 | Beau Atkinson | DE | SR | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 3 | James Smith | DT | SR | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Zion Grady | DE | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Epi Sitanilei | DE | SO | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Damari Simeon | DT | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 91 | Darryus McKinley | DT | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Jamir Perez | DT | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 97 | Dre Quinn | DE | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Khary Wilder | DE | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 56 | Nate Riegle | DE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Emanuel Ruffin | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashton Yeager | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Ohio State depth chart →