Jack Fries
Ohio Bobcats
79
Solid

Jack Fries

Ohio BobcatsRebuilding
WLBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Jack Fries starting?

Jack Fries is the projected starter at WLB for Ohio Bobcats.

Redshirt senior · #27 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Ohio Bobcats

  1. 12779Jack FriesStarter
  2. 21268Jermaine Minnis

Ohio Starting Lineup

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Top linebackers in the MAC

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Up next for Ohio

Ohio plays Akron away on Tue, Nov 3. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 54 tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

2-Yr Total63 tackles · 0.5 sacksTeam Share6%
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#27
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20255430.5
2024900

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

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 76th-percentile production (×0.77 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 76% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.77)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

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

Oct 24WEMUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
4
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Oct 18WSACTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-7

Oct 3WKENTTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
7
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Sep 26WSTOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 19LUSATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-36

Sep 12WJXSTTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 29-27 4OT

Sep 5LNEBTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 49-21

Jack Fries's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

54 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement75%
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