Player Dossier

2017-2020

Houston

Payton Turner

DL • 6'6" • 270 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Payton Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

16.8

Efficiency

48.8

Consistency

61.8

Season Value

40.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Payton Turner, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Houston. Payton Turner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Houston paired 15.5 primary output with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 48.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Houston

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

3.1

Efficiency

48.8

Usage

16.8

Consistency

61.8

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 6.5. BYU: 2.5. Navy: 2.5. UCF: 2. Memphis: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 7 by 79.2. BYU: 6 by 50. Navy: 8 by 58.3. UCF: 3 by 32.5. Memphis: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

Wins4.5 · n=2 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · n=3 · -2.3 vs Wins
First Half3.8 · n=3 · +1.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · n=2 · -1.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Tulane

Result
Sat 12/12@ MemphisL 27-3011110
Sat 10/31vs UCFL 21-4433110
Sat 10/24@ NavySplash gameW 37-21832.5000
Sat 10/17vs BYUL 26-43651.5010
Thu 10/8vs Tulane2+ sacks · Splash gameW 49-31754.5020

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Houston

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonHouston513.64
2017 Regular SeasonHouston513.640
2018 Regular SeasonHouston8.523.64.33.5
2019 Regular SeasonHouston1625.18.87.5
2020 Regular SeasonHouston15.548.816.8-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulane

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6.5

Primary metric

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.5 takeover score.

#3

Rice

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

#5

South Florida

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Houston

15.5 primary output · 48.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage

40.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Houston

33.6

16 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 8.8 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Houston

27.3

8.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7852

Westside · Houston, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

115

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Payton Turner quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
115