Tommy Ziesmer
Louisville Cardinals
67
Depth

Tommy Ziesmer

Louisville CardinalsSolid
DTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Eastern Kentucky
2nd String / Backup

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Tommy Ziesmer is listed 2nd string at DT for Louisville Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #96 · 6'2", 300 lbs

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  2. 29667Tommy ZiesmerYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Boyle County, ranked #824 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 8 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #824 NatlTeam Share1%
Danville, KY
Jersey
#96
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
Eastern Kentucky

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—800

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8711
National Rank
#824
High School
Boyle County
Hometown
Danville, KY

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 33th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 33% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −6 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

Oct 3LNCSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-28

Sep 19WSMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-31

Sep 11WVILLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-13

Sep 6LMISSTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-38

Tommy Ziesmer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement8%
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