Ashton Yeager
Ohio State Buckeyes
57
Depth

Ashton Yeager

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Is Ashton Yeager starting?

Ashton Yeager is No. 5 on the Ohio State Buckeyes depth chart at DT.

Ashton Yeager is listed DT #5 for Ohio State at 57 OVR.

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Depth at DT · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 19691Eddrick HoustonStarter
  2. 2385James Smith
  3. 35373Will Smith Jr.
  4. 49161Darryus McKinley
  5. 55957Ashton YeagerYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Pat Farrell — vs Illinois · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?James Smith — No. 2 at DT for Ohio StateHow do they compare?Michigan — The Game

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Findlay, ranked #2,771 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,771 Natl
Findlay, OH
Jersey
#59
Class
RS FR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
287 lbs

Ashton Yeager is currently behind Eddrick Houston at DT on the Ohio State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 92 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8200
National Rank
#2771
High School
Findlay
Hometown
Findlay, OH

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 57.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −20 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5WBALLTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 56-3

Ashton Yeager's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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