Payton Pierce
Ohio State Buckeyes · #26 · Linebacker · Junior
2025 season
TOT
44
tied 573rd of 4696
SACK
0
tied 1301st of 4696
PD
0
tied 1662nd of 4696
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OSU | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | OSU | 44 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2026 | OSU | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 74 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OSU | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | OSU | 44 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2026 | OSU | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 74 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Ohio State Buckeyes |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Height / weight | 6' 1" / 232 lbs |
| Birthplace | Lucas, TX |
| Jersey | #26 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Ohio State Buckeyes 2024–2026 · 3 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Home | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Away | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 42 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | vs TEX | W 14-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/6 | vs GRAM | W 70-0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs OHIO | W 37-9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ WASH | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/4 | vs MINN | W 42-3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | @ ILL | W 34-16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 10/18 | @ WIS | W 34-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | vs PSU | W 38-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/8 | @ PUR | W 34-10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/15 | vs UCLA | W 48-10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | vs RUTG | W 42-9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/29 | @ MICH | W 27-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/31 | vs MIA | L 24-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 44 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||