Riley Pettijohn

Ohio State football headshots on July 17, 2025.

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
231
Hometown:
McKinney, Texas
Last School:
McKinney
Year:
Sophomore

Career Highs

3 Total Tackles vs. Ohio (Sept. 13, 2025)

1.0 Tackles for Loss vs. Rutgers (Nov. 11, 2022)

1 Forced Fumble vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)

1 Fumble Recovery vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)

1 Defensive Touchdown vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)

Honors and Awards

2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete

Freshman (2025)
Appeared in 13 games as a freshman, totaling 50 snaps at linebacker and on special teams... Finished the season with nine tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, one fumble recovery and on defensive touchdown.

TEXAS (8/30): Made his collegiate debut, seeing three snaps.

GRAMBLING (9/6): Tallied two tackles, one pass deflection, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery that he took 23 yards for a touchdown 27 plays.

OHIO (9/13): Ended the game with a season-high three tackles on 21 snaps.

at WASHINGTON (9/27): Played seven plays

MINNESOTA (10/4): Saw action on 19 snaps.

at ILLINOIS (10/11): Notched 14 plays.

at WISCONSIN (10/18): Finished the game with 23 snaps.

PENN STATE (11/1): Grabbed one tackle on 15 plays.

at PURDUE (11/8): Recorded two tackles on 24 snaps.

UCLA (11/15): Ended the game with 27 plays.

RUTGERS (11/22): Tallied one tackle on 21 snaps.

at MICHIGAN (11/29): Saw action on 13 snaps.

vs. INDIANA (12/6): Totaled 10 plays.

Majoring in

Sport Industry

High School/Personal

Was one of the nation’s top-ranked linebackers in the 2025 cycle; held a four-star designation from 247Sports and was the No. 22-ranked player in the state of Texas