Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Alabama
Da'Ron Payne
DL • 6'2" • 308 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Da'Ron Payne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Da'Ron Payne built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 94, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Da'Ron Payne's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 13
- NFL Team
- Washington
Da'Ron Payne, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Alabama. Da'Ron Payne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Da'Ron Payne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DL
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Arkansas
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 13 · Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DL 18th (top 3%) · SEC 60th (top 10%) · National 623rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 14 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 55.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 14 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55.6 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Da'Ron Payne
Da'Ron Payne played DL for Alabama. Across 2 tracked seasons, Da'Ron Payne recorded 1 receiving yards, 89 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Alabama paired 14 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Alabama
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
25.8
Usage
5.3
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Clemson: 2. Florida State: 0. Fresno State: 0. Colorado State: 2. Vanderbilt: 0. Ole Miss: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Arkansas: 2. Tennessee: 3. LSU: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Mercer: 1. Auburn: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 6 by 25. Clemson: 2 by 28.3. Florida State: 5 by 20.8. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 6 by 45. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 7 by 39.2. Texas A&M: 6 by 25. Arkansas: 0 by 20. Tennessee: 1 by 34.2. LSU: 4 by 36.7. Mississippi State: 6 by 25. Mercer: 2 by 18.3. Auburn: 3 by 22.5
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Wins1 · Games = 13 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
45 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/9 | @ Georgia | W 26-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 1/2 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 24-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Auburn | L 14-26 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Mercer | W 56-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Mississippi State | W 31-24 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs LSUSplash game | W 24-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs TennesseeSplash game | W 45-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 41-9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Texas A&M | W 27-19 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Ole Miss | W 66-3 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Vanderbilt | W 59-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 41-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Fresno State | W 41-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Florida State | W 24-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Da'Ron Payne story
Da'Ron Payne built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 94, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Da'Ron Payne's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Da'Ron Payne's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 9 | 18.5 | 3.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 9 | 18.5 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 14 | 25.8 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 14 | 25.8 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 6 · W 49-30 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 3 · W 41-23
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Tennessee
Week 8 · W 45-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#4
vs LSU
Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 1 · W 24-6 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Alabama
14 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Alabama
55.6
14 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Alabama
38.4
9 primary · 18.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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