2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Riley Pettijohn
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 231
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
- Last School:
- McKinney
- Year:
- Sophomore
Career Highs
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.
- 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)
- 2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete
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.
- Sport Industry
- 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
- A finalist for the Butkus High School Award, which honors the nation’s top high school linebacker.
- In 11 games as a senior, compiled 115 tackles, 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks.
- Selected to play in the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl.
- His junior year stat line included 125 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, three sacks and four QB hurries.
- Also competes in the long jump and 100-meter dash as a track athlete.
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