Payton Pierce#26

LB · Jr · 6'1" 232 lbs · Lucas, TX

Ohio State· Big Ten

Recruit: class of 2024 · ★★★★ · rating 0.921 · national #204

Ahead of his recruiting profile: recruits like him who played that year typically rated 69 in their third college season; he is at 77 (+8).

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here3

W/ pos. coach3

Starts here9

What the rating is made of · percentile vs all seasons since 2016weight in the rating

TFL per game0.24630%

INT + PBU per game0.17624%

Sacks + hurries per game0.38218%

Tackles per game4.07715%

Team defense while he started (opponent-adjusted, est.)2.09913%

Wk	Opponent	Result	Start	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
1	vs Ball State	W 56-3	✓	3	0	0	—	1
2	@ Texas	L 23-24	✓	9	0	0	—	0
3	vs Kent State	W 59-3	✓	2	0	0	—	0
4	vs Illinois	W 42-19	✓	6	0.5	0.5	—	0
5	@ Iowa	W 31-14	✓	6	0	0	—	0
6	vs Maryland	W 45-16	✓	4	0	0	—	0

Season	Team	G	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
2024	Ohio State	12	4	0	0	0	0
2025	Ohio State	14	44	1.5	0	1	0
2026	Ohio State	6	30	0.5	0.5	0	1