Zion Grady

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
258
Hometown:
Enterprise, Ala.
Last School:
Enterprise
Year:
Sophomore

Career Highs

3 Total Tackles vs. UCLA (Nov. 15, 2025)

1.0 Sacks vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)

1.0 Tackles for Loss (Two times – last vs. Minnesota on Oct. 4, 2025)

Honors and Awards

2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete

Freshman (2025)
Appeared in 10 games as a freshman, totaling 108 snaps on the defensive line and on special teams... Finished the season with 13 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks.

GRAMBLING (9/6): Made his collegiate debut, recording a career-high 1.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss and two tackles on nine snaps.

OHIO (9/13): Ended the game with one tackle on six plays.

MINNESOTA (10/4): Posted two tackles and a career-high tying 1.0 tackles for loss on 10 plays.

at ILLINOIS (10/11): Saw action in 13 snaps.

at WISCONSIN (10/18): Finished the game with one tackle on nine plays.

PENN STATE (11/1): Tallied two plays in the game.

at PURDUE (11/8): Totaled two tackles on 16 plays.

UCLA (11/15): Grabbed a career-high three tackles on a season-high 20 plays.

RUTGERS (11/22): Finished the game with one tackle on 17 snaps.

vs. MIAMI (12/31): Recorded one tackle on three snaps.

Majoring In

Sport Industry

High School/Personal

Zion was Ohio State's top-rated defensive line prospect in this class of 2025

A four-star player who is the nation's No. 71 overall player in the 247Sports composite rankings and the No. 5 edge rusher

Played his junior season at Charles Henderson High School where he helped the team to a state runner-up finish

Had 87 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and an interception

Was the 2022 Alabama Class 5A Lineman of the Year as a sophomore; totaled 108 tackles, 22 sacks, three forced fumbles and also blocked three field goals