Riley Pettijohn
Ohio State Buckeyes
80
Good

Riley Pettijohn

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WLBDefenseGood
2nd String / Backup

Is Riley Pettijohn starting?

Riley Pettijohn is listed 2nd string at WLB for Ohio State Buckeyes.

Riley Pettijohn is listed WLB #2 for Ohio State at 80 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Ohio State Buckeyes

  1. 11492Christian AlliegroStarter
  2. 2580Riley PettijohnYou
  3. 32067Cincere Johnson
  4. 44163Braxton Rembert

What's Next

Who do they play next?Hayden Dawahare — vs Kent State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?See every Ohio State positionHow do they compare?Michigan — The Game

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of McKinney, ranked #42 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #42 NatlTeam Share1%
McKinney, TX
Jersey
#5
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
235 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025910

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9793
National Rank
#42
High School
McKinney
Hometown
McKinney, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 51th-percentile production (×1.00 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 51% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LTEXTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-23

Sep 5WBALLTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-3

Riley Pettijohn's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

9 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.