Riley Pettijohn

LB · #5 · Ohio State · SO · 6'2" · 235 · McKinney, TX

WLB depth chart, 2nd

18 2026 tackles
2 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL
2 2026 INT + PD
20 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSTackles Sacks TFL INT PD FF
2026 Ohio State7018 2 2 1 1 0
2025 Ohio State1308 0 1 0 0 1

2026 Percentile vs LBs

Tackles per game 2.6 56
Havoc plays 6 86
INT + pass breakups 2 88
Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Ohio State 2026 defense ›
Explosive rate allowed 6.3% 97
Line yards per carry allowed 2.0 83
Sack rate 4.2% 19

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTkl Sacks TFL INT PD
W2 @ TEX2 1 1
W3 KENT1 1 1
W4 ILL1 1 1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#40 Brandon Finney Jr. CB · McDonogh School ORE
#41 Solomon Thomas IOL · Raines LSU
#42 Riley Pettijohn LB · McKinney OSU
#43 Nate Marshall EDGE · Fenwick MICH
#44 Jaime Ffrench Jr. WR · Mandarin TEX
LBs in the class
#1 Zach Proffitt Mcintosh
#1 Zayden Walker Schley County UGA
#2 Riley Pettijohn McKinney OSU
#3 Madden Faraimo JSerra Catholic ND
#4 Elijah Barnes Dallas Skyline TEX
2026 · 86th pctile of LBs
Recruit · 99th pctile of class