Payton Roth

September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern

December 23, 2023, Las Vegas, NV: A game between Northwestern Football and Utah in the SRS Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, December 23, 2023. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

July 18, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Football team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
High School:
Jesuit

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) against Illinois (11/25) … Logged a solo stop in the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Central Michigan (12/26).

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.