Zion Grady holds the LDE · Backup spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zion Grady is a left defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes and a returning sophomore from Enterprise, Alabama. A four-star recruit ranked 81st overall in the 2025 class, Grady appeared in 10 games as a freshman in 2025, accumulating 13 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sacks across 108 snaps. He recorded his first collegiate sack in his debut against Grambling on 9/6, and posted a season-high three tackles against UCLA on 11/15. Grady majors in Sport Industry.

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