Payton Roth
Payton Roth
The receipt: 2 tackles against Illinois — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 22–21
at Penn State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
Background
2025 Redshirt Sophomore: Made appearances in all 13 games … Logged eight total tackles and six solo tackles … Registered first career tackle against UCLA (9/27) … Added a solo tackle against Nebraska (10/25) … Posted one stop against Minnesota (11/22) … Set a career high in total tackles (2) agai...