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Payton Pierce
LB · #26 · Ohio State
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'1" · 232 lb
- Seasons
- 3
- Recruiting
- ★★★★☆ · 0.9210
- Class rank
- #204 · 2024
- Hometown
- Lucas, TX
- High school
- Lovejoy
Returning player.
Career
vs Power 4 · 22 games
Fumbles0 FUM · 0 LOST · 1 REC
Defense83 TOT · 43 SOLO · 2 TFL · 0.5 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD
Interceptions1 INT · 15 YDS · 0 TD
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2026
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 8 games
Defense45 TOT · 20 SOLO · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 2 PD · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | vs Northwestern | W 28–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | vs Oregon | L 28–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @ USC | L 18–30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | @ Indiana | W 19–15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | vs Maryland | W 45–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Iowa | W 31–14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | vs Illinois | W 42–19 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ Texas | L 23–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 11 games
Fumbles0 FUM · 0 LOST · 1 REC
Defense34 TOT · 22 SOLO · 1.5 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD
Interceptions1 INT · 15 YDS · 0 TD
Fumbles
| Wk | Opponent | Result | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | vs Miami * | L 14–24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | vs Miami * | L 14–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @ Michigan | W 27–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | vs Rutgers | W 42–9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | vs UCLA | W 48–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @ Purdue | W 34–10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | vs Penn State | W 38–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | @ Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @ Illinois | W 34–16 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | vs Minnesota | W 42–3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Washington | W 24–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | vs Texas | W 14–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Wk | Opponent | Result | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | @ Illinois | W 34–16 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
2024
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
vs Power 4 · 3 games
Defense4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | vs Michigan | L 10–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | vs Purdue | W 45–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | vs Iowa | W 35–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |