Payton Pierce

LB • 6'2" • 223 lbs • Lucas, TX, USA

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Payton Pierce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Usage / Role

14%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Ohio State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Player Story

Payton Pierce built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Lucas, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Payton Pierce's career was his defensive production: 48...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.921

Lovejoy · Lucas, TX

Committed To: Ohio State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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Latest team and position: Ohio State · LB
Career Tackles: 48
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 16 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Top game: Illinois
Recruit profile: 4-star · Lovejoy · Ohio State
High school pipeline: Lovejoy · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 26 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 44 tackles · LB 338th (top 27%) · Big Ten 98th (top 13%) · National 799th (top 13%)

Payton Pierce played LB for Ohio State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Payton Pierce recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ohio State.

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20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention

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