Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Ohio State
Payton Pierce
LB • 6'2" • 223 lbs • Lucas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Payton Pierce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
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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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Payton Pierce, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Payton Pierce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 1.5
Quick Answers
Payton Pierce quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 42 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Ohio State paired 2.5 primary output with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
16
Usage
4
Consistency
5.1
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas: 0. Grambling: 0. Ohio: 0. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 1. Illinois: 1.5. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 0. UCLA: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 1 by 4.2. Grambling: 6 by 25. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 7 by 39.2. Illinois: 4 by 31.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 7 by 29.2. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 12 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Miami | L 14-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Michigan | W 27-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Rutgers | W 42-9 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs UCLA | W 48-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Purdue | W 34-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Penn State | W 38-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Illinois | W 34-16 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Minnesota | W 42-3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Washington | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio | W 37-9 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Grambling | W 70-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Texas | W 14-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Payton Pierce 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 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 interception across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Payton Pierce's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Ohio State | 2.5 | 16 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ohio State | 2.5 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 24 Illinois
Week 7 · W 34-16 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 70 Minnesota
Week 6 · W 42-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
65.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 90 Purdue
Week 11 · W 34-10 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
33.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Grambling
Week 2 · W 70-0
0
Havoc Plays
23.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.9 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 13 · W 42-9 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
19.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 19.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Ohio State
2.5 primary output · 16 efficiency · 4 usage
38.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · Ohio State
38.7
2.5 primary · 16 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Ohio State
38.3
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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