Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025LSU
Patrick Payton
DE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Patrick Payton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida State • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Patrick Payton built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive end from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Florida State and LSU. The clearest part of Patrick Payton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Patrick Payton, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Florida State. Patrick Payton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 138
- TFL
- 34
- Sacks
- 16
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 18
Quick Answers
Patrick Payton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 138
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Northwestern · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Northwestern · 93 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DE 49th (top 18%) · SEC 151st (top 20%) · National 1,248th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 41 | 12.5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 29 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 40.1 |
Related Context
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Patrick Payton played DE for Florida State and LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Patrick Payton recorded 138 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Florida State paired 35.5 primary output with 40.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.7
Usage
5
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 1. Clemson: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Florida: 1. Ole Miss: 3. South Carolina: 1. Vanderbilt: 0.5. Texas A&M: 2. Alabama: 0. Arkansas: 0. Western Kentucky: 2. Oklahoma: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Florida: 2 by 18.3. Ole Miss: 5 by 50.8. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 4 by 21.7. Texas A&M: 2 by 28.3. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Houston | L 35-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 13-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | W 13-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Arkansas | W 23-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Alabama | L 9-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | L 25-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Vanderbilt | L 24-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs South Carolina | W 20-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 19-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Florida | W 20-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 23-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Clemson | W 17-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Patrick Payton story
Patrick Payton built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive end from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Florida State and LSU. The clearest part of Patrick Payton's career was his defensive production: 138 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, and 18 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Florida State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Patrick Payton's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State and LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Patrick Payton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida State
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Florida State | 15 | 22.9 | 6.8 | 15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 15 | 22.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 35.5 | 40.3 | 9.7 | 20.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 35.5 | 40.3 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 18 | 29.8 | 8.8 | -17.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 13.5 | 22.7 | 5 | -4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 13.5 | 22.7 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 14 · W 16-6 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 4 · W 14-9 · Conference game
6.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs North Alabama
Week 12 · W 58-13
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami
Week 10 · W 45-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida
Week 13 · W 24-15
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Florida State
35.5 primary output · 40.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage
69.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Florida State
69.2
35.5 primary · 40.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Florida State
48.3
18 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
24
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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