Player Dossier

2019-2023

Miami (OH)

Austin Ertl

DL • 6'2" • 285 lbs • Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Austin Ertl shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a defensive lineman

lowelite

Reliability

10

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

25

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Player Story

Austin Ertl built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Wauwatosa, WI, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Austin Ertl's career was his defensive production: 116...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.7906

Wauwatosa West · Milwaukee, WI

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Austin Ertl, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Miami (OH). Austin Ertl shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
116
TFL
8.5
Sacks
3
QB hurries
9
Passes defended
10

Quick Answers

Austin Ertl quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami (OH) · DL
Career Tackles
116
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Top game
Bowling Green
Recruit profile
2-star · Wauwatosa West · Miami (OH)
High school pipeline
Wauwatosa West · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
Senior
2023 Tackles rank
39 tackles · DL 85th (top 9%) · Mid-American 81st (top 16%) · National 905th (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)880.502-013.3
2020 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)22-0-1018
2021 PostseasonMiami (OH)11210-1039.2
2021 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)11352.51.511039.2
2022 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)10302.51-2026.6
2023 PostseasonMiami (OH)142-0--053.9
2023 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)143720.565053.9

Related Context

Austin Ertl played DL for Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Ertl recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Miami (OH).

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Miami (OH) paired 13.5 primary output with 21.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

9.2

Usage

0.7

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Akron: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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First Half0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs First Half

Game Log

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2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

10 vs Akron

Result
Sat 11/28@ AkronW 38-700001
Thu 11/5vs Ball StateW 38-3121000

Player Story

Austin Ertl story

Austin Ertl built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Wauwatosa, WI, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Austin Ertl's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 10 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Austin Ertl's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Miami (OH)

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)2.57.31.8
2020 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)19.20.7-1.5
2021 PostseasonMiami (OH)821.34.67
2021 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)821.34.60
2022 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)5.5184.1-2.5
2023 PostseasonMiami (OH)13.521.34.38
2023 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)13.521.34.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Bowling Green

Week 7 · L 13-17 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#2

@ Northwestern

Week 4 · W 17-14

2

Havoc Plays

72 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.

#3

vs North Texas

Week 1 · W 27-14 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

68 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#4

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 6 · L 12-13 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Kent State

Week 5 · W 23-3 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

67 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Miami (OH)

13.5 primary output · 21.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage

53.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

53.9

13.5 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)

39.2

8 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

8

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games