Patrick Payton 2026 NFL Draft Profile

Patrick Payton

STATISTICS

	Pass DEF	Fumbles
2021	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
2022	13	31	22	9	6	5.0	3	1
2023	14	44	29	15	15	7.0	10	2
2024	12	35	17	18	11	4.0	0	0
2025	3	6	2	4	1	0.5	1	0
All	43	116	70	46	33	16.5	14	3

Tackles

Pass DEF

Fumbles

Year

Comb

Solo

Ast

TFL

Sack

INT

2021

0.0

2022

5.0

2023

7.0

2024

4.0

2025

0.5

All

116

16.5

2025 GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	COMB	SOLO	AST	TFL	SACK	PD	INT	TD
Aug 30 8/30	Clemson W	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Sep 6 9/6	Louisiana Tech W	2	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sep 13 9/13	Florida W	3	0	3	1	0.5	0	0	0

Determining the NFL Draft Order

Non-playoff teams get picks 1-18 -- the team with the worst record picks first overall

Teams eliminated in the Wild Card round get picks 19-24

Teams eliminated in the Divisional round get picks 25-28

Teams eliminated in the Conference Championships get picks 29-30

Super Bowl loser gets pick 31

Super Bowl winner gets pick 32

Tiebreakers: strength of schedule, division tiebreakers, conference tiebreakers, interconference tiebreakers, coin toss

This order applies to all seven rounds of the draft with tied teams cycling positions from round to round

Weeks before the draft, up to a total of 32 compensatory picks are awarded to teams that lost significant free agents -- these picks are made after rounds 3-7