Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Ohio State Buckeyes
91
Elite

Jermaine Mathews Jr.

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LCBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Jermaine Mathews Jr. is the projected starter at LCB for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Senior · #7 · 5'11", 195 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 1791Jermaine Mathews Jr.Starter
  2. 21878Cam Calhoun

Ohio State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big Ten

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Up next for Ohio State

Ohio State plays Oregon at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Winton Woods, ranked #52 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #52 Natl3-Yr Total61 tacklesTeam Share4%Percentile81th
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#7
Class
SR
Height
5'11"
Weight
195 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252622
20242200
20231313

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
0.9756
National Rank
#52
High School
Winton Woods
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×1.00 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 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 31LUSCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-18

Oct 17WIUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 19-15

Oct 10WMDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 45-16

Oct 3WIOWATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-14

Sep 26WILLTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 42-19

Sep 19WKENTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-3

Sep 12LTEXTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-23

Sep 5WBALLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-3

Jermaine Mathews Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement44%
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