Epi Sitanilei
Ohio State Buckeyes
67
Depth

Epi Sitanilei

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RDEDefenseDepth
3rd String

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Epi Sitanilei is listed 3rd string at RDE for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of St. John Bosco, ranked #253 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #253 NatlTeam Share0%
Ontario, CA
Jersey
#44
Class
RS FR
Height
6'4"
Weight
239 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202510.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9131
National Rank
#253
High School
St. John Bosco
Hometown
Bellflower, CA

Why this rating?

On a 96-rated defense; 22th-percentile production (×1.00 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
96
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 22% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −12 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.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at RDE · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 11283Beau AtkinsonStarter
  2. 2482Qua Russaw
  3. 34467Epi SitanileiYou
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.