Patrick Payton

DE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Miami, FL, USA

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Patrick Payton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

Solid production for an edge defender

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8986

Northwestern · Miami, FL

Committed To: Florida State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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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%)

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.

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20232023 All-ACC · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention

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