Usage Score
11.5
Player Dossier
2022-2025Air Force
Payton Zdroik
DL • 6'0" • 275 lbs • Brentwood, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Payton Zdroik shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.2
Consistency
23.6
Season Value
19
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Air Force
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Air Force
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
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 Zdroik, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · Air Force. Payton Zdroik shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Air Force paired 14.5 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Air Force
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
11.5
Consistency
23.6
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Utah State: 0. Boise State: 0. Hawai'i: 0.5. Navy: 1. UNLV: 0. Wyoming: 2. Army: 0.5. San José State: 2. UConn: 0. New Mexico: 2. Colorado State: 0
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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 4 by 21.7. Navy: 3 by 22.5. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 4 by 36.7. Army: 5 by 25.8. San José State: 3 by 32.5. UConn: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 4 by 36.7. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.3 · n=3 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=8 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=6 · +0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ Colorado State | W 42-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs New MexicoSplash game | L 3-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ UConn | L 16-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ San José State | W 26-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Army | L 17-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Wyoming | W 24-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ UNLV | L 48-51 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Navy | L 31-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Hawai'i | L 35-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Boise State | L 37-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Utah State | L 30-49 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Air Force
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202220222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Air Force | 14.5 | 19.8 | 11.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Air Force | 14.5 | 19.8 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Air Force | 11 | 27 | 9.2 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Air Force | 11 | 27 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Air Force | 9.5 | 18.9 | 11.1 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Air Force | 8 | 19.2 | 11.5 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
San José State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
3.5
Primary metric
Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.
#3
Colorado State
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.
#4
Wyoming
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#5
James Madison
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Postseason · Air Force
14.5 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
30.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Air Force
30.3
14.5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Air Force
28.7
11 primary · 27 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.7833
Liberty · Brentwood, CA
- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
113
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 43 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.