Ike Ackerman

DE · #14 · Ohio · FR · 6'4" · 255 · Omaha, NE

Projected DE starter

19 2026 tackles

4.5 · 4 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

10 Career games (6 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Ohio	6	6	19	4.5	4	0	0	0
2025	Ohio	4	0	5	1	1	0	0	1

2026 Percentile vs DEs

Tackles per game 3.2 95

Havoc plays 13 96

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Ohio 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 10.4% 55

Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 57

Sack rate 6.9% 60

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	@ NEB	4	2	2
W2	JVST	3
W5	@ KENT	3	1	1
W6	CMU	1	1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#636

Bjorn Jurgensen QB · Bishop Moore Catholic UVA

#644

Jason Stokes Jr. CB · Pflugerville Weiss UTAH

#645

Ike Ackerman EDGE · Omaha Central OHIO

#660

Mark Manfred III CB · Sprayberry MIZZ

#660

Baron Naone TE · West Linn WASH

EDGEs in the class

#53

Cole Cogshell John Muir UCLA

#53

Xavier Newsom Martin Luther King

#55

Ike Ackerman Omaha Central OHIO

#57

Colby Cronk Flagler Palm Coast NCST

#58 Sampson Onuoha Belmont Hill School DUKE

2026 · 96th pctile of DEs

Recruit · 79th pctile of class