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Payton Roth
LB · #34 ·
Height6'4"
Weight225 lbs
Est. eligibility2 yrs
Production index
Low
Roster status
Rostered
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Last updatedNov 5, 2026, 3:19 PM
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Background
2024 Redshirt First-Year: Played in three games as a redshirt first-year … Named Academic All-Big Ten. 2023 First-Year: Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener against Rutgers (9/3) … Redshirted. High School: Rated as a two-star recruit by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 59 player in the state of Oregon … Attended Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore., where he played both running back and linebacker … During his senior year in 2022, had 1,947 rushing yards (9.8 ypc) and 23 touchdowns … Was named First Team All-League at both running back and linebacker … Earned Class 6A All-State honors … Chose to be a preferred walk-on at Northwestern over Oregon and Oregon State.
Hometown
🏴Portland, OR
High schoolJesuit
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Career path
- EnrolledPayton Roth (LB) enrolled at Northwestern University · from the season record
- CommittedJan 20, 2023Payton Roth (LB) committed to Northwestern University
Career stats
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern University | 7 | 0 | 63 | Low | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Northwestern University | 13 | 0 | 94 | Low | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northwestern University | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Northwestern University | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 24 | 0 | 157 | Low | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Profile last updated Nov 5, 2026