Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Ohio State
Jerron Cage
DT • 6'2" • 305 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jerron Cage shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Jerron Cage built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 86, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jerron Cage's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jerron Cage, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State. Jerron Cage shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jerron Cage quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Winton Woods · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Winton Woods · 31 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DT 112th (top 55%) · Big Ten 269th (top 44%) · National 2,522nd (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 15.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 31 |
Related Context
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Jerron Cage played DT for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jerron Cage recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 5 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
2.9
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 2. Iowa: 2. Penn State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 1 by 24.2. Iowa: 5 by 40.8. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan | L 23-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Indiana | W 56-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Northwestern | W 21-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Penn State | W 44-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs IowaSplash game | W 54-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 49-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Rutgers | W 49-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Arkansas State | W 45-12 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jerron Cage story
Jerron Cage built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 86, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jerron Cage's career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Jerron Cage's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 7.1 | 2.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 10.3 | 2.6 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 5 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 11.3 | 2.9 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa
Week 8 · W 54-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 6 · W 49-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 4 · W 59-7
2
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 11 · W 73-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 14 · W 52-12 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
5 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 2.6 usage
45.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
31
4 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
28
2 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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