Ty Howard

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3rd String

Is Ty Howard starting?

Ty Howard is listed 3rd string at WLB for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ty Howard is listed WLB #3 for Ohio State at 67 OVR.

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What's Next

Who do they play next?Grant Beerman — vs Illinois · Sat, Sep 26 Who's the backup?Riley Pettijohn — No. 2 at WLB for Ohio State How do they compare?Michigan — The Game

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 0 tackles, 2 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share0%

Cleveland, OH

Jersey: #52
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 203 lbs

Stats

Season	Tkl	INT	PD
—	0	2	0

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

Recruiting Profile

High School: Villa Angela-St. Joseph
Hometown: Cleveland, OH

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.60 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

On-field production

Outperforms 48% of peers

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)

Depth-chart adjustment

-12 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.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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Team Role

0 tkl · 0 PD · 2 INT

Usage / Involvement0%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.