Linebacker, Northern Illinois, 2013–16
Jamaal Payton
- Number
- No. 33
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Bellwood, IL
Jamaal Payton played linebacker at Northern Illinois (2013–16).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Toledo, 20162sacks, career highvs. Buffalo, 2016Team titles: MAC champions, 2014
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 76 | 49 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013N | 11 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014E | 8 of 14 | 15 | 5 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played); E, ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 33 | LB | |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | 33 | LB | |
| 2015 | Northern Illinois | 33 | LB | |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 33 | LB | 6′0″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Northern Illinois 12 games, 76 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Wyoming | L 34–40 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at South Florida | L 17–48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. San Diego State | L 28–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Illinois | L 23–28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Ball State | W 31–24 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | at Western Michigan | L 30–45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Central Michigan | L 28–34 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Buffalo | W 44–7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Bowling Green | W 45–20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Toledo | L 24–31 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Eastern Michigan | W 31–24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Kent State | W 31–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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