Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Miami (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.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 8 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 35 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 30 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 14 | 37 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 53.9 |
Related Context
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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
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18 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: Bowling Green
Loss 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 · Miami (OH)
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
18
Usage
4.1
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0. Cincinnati: 1. Northwestern: 2. Buffalo: 0. Kent State: 0. Bowling Green: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 0.5. Ohio: 0. Ball State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 1 by 24.2. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 5 by 40.8. Western Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Akron: 2 by 13.3. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/23 | vs Ball State | W 18-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/9 | vs Ohio | L 21-37 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Akron | W 27-9 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | L 13-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Kent State | W 27-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Buffalo | L 20-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 17-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Kentucky | L 13-37 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 1 | 9.2 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 8 | 21.3 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 8 | 21.3 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 5.5 | 18 | 4.1 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 13.5 | 21.3 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13.5 | 21.3 | 4.3 | 0 |
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
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