Defensive line, Louisville (from Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky), 2023–⁠26

Tommy Ziesmer

Number
No. 96
Height
6′2″
Weight
300 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Danville, KY

Tommy Ziesmer plays defensive line for Louisville, after Kentucky (2023–⁠24) and Eastern Kentucky (2025). Last time out, at NC State: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

5 tackles

Last game: 1 tackles at NC State, L 28–⁠31

Next game: vs. Stanford, Oct 31

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 1MISS
  2. 1VILL
  3. 2SMU
  4. 1@NCSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Kentucky211100
2024Kentucky210000
2025Eastern Kentucky810000
2026Louisville520001
Career1751101

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Kentucky96DLYr 1
2024Kentucky96DLYr 2
2025Eastern Kentucky96DLYr 3
2026Louisville96DLJr. (Yr 4)6′2″300

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Louisville 4 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 6vs.Ole MissL 38–⁠4110000
Sep 11vs.VillanovaW 59–⁠1311000
Sep 19vs.SMUW 41–⁠3120000
Oct 3atNC StateL 28–⁠3111000
2025 Eastern Kentucky 2 games, 8 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 30atLouisvilleL 17–⁠5130000
Sep 13atMarshallL 7–⁠3851000
2024 Kentucky 2 games, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 21vs.OhioW 41–⁠610000
Nov 16vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠611000
2023 Kentucky 1 game, 2 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 16vs.AkronW 35–⁠321110

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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