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Ohio State Overview
• Jerron is an experienced defensive tackle in his sixth season with the program and with 30 games of experience, including two starts
• Graduated in December 2021 with his degree in consumer and family financial services
• 2022 will be his fifth and final season competing collegiately
• Has had two fine seasons consecutively in 2020 and 2021, playing in 18 of Ohio State’s 21 games with 16 tackles. 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks
• TFLs in 2021 came vs. Tulsa, Akron, Indiana, Penn State and Utah
• Has a high tackle game of three vs. Indiana in 2021
• Played in nine games in 2019 as a third-year sophomore
• Had a TFL and forced a fumble against Maryland in ’19
• Played in three games in 2018, vs. Oregon State, Rutgers and Tulsa, after red-shirting the 2017 season
More on Jerron
• Two-time Associated Press Division II first-team all-state defensive lineman
• Was a unanimous 4-star prospect rated among the Top 15 defensive tackles in his class
• Member of the ESPN 300 (No. 138) and the No. 3 player in the state according to ESPN
• The No. 2 tackle in the Midwest according to Scout
• A PrepStar Top 300 All-American
• First-team MaxPreps/JJ Huddle all-Ohio selection
• Two-time Cincinnati Enquirer all-area selection
• A three-year starter for head coach Andre Parker, Cage recorded 43 tackles-for-loss for his career, a total that includes 24 quarterback sacks
• The three-time all-Southwest District performer was its defensive player of the year in 2015 as a junior when he posted 48 tackles, including 10 sacks
• Led Winton Woods defenders with 81 tackles as a senior
• Was a standout wrestler throughout his high school career under the direction of head coach Jason Dean.
• Is the son of Dionne and Adrian Cage
• Has an older brother, Daniel, who started 11 games along the defensive line for Notre Dame in 2015 and 2016