Defensive end, LSU (from Florida State), 2021–25
Patrick Payton
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
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Patrick Payton played defensive end at Florida State (2021–24) and LSU (2025).
Career highs
3sacks, career highvs. California, 2024Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida State | 30 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Florida State | 43 | 28 | 13.5 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 32 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | LSU | 33 | 17 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Career | 138 | 82 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida State | 6 | DE | RS | ||
| 2022 | Florida State | 6 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Florida State | 6 | DE | So. | ||
| 2024 | Florida State | 6 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | LSU | 6 | DE | Sr. | 6′6″ | 255 |
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
2025 LSU 12 games, 33 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Clemson | W 17–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 23–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Florida | W 20–10 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Ole Miss | L 19–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | vs. South Carolina | W 20–10 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Vanderbilt | L 24–31 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Texas A&M | L 25–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | at Alabama | L 9–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Arkansas | W 23–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 13–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Oklahoma | L 13–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Houston | L 35–38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Florida State 10 games, 32 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 21–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Memphis | L 12–20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. California | W 14–9 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at SMU | L 16–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Clemson | L 13–29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Duke | L 16–23 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. North Carolina | L 11–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Notre Dame | L 3–52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 41–7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Florida | L 11–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Florida State 13 games, 43 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. LSU | W 45–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Boston College | W 31–29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atClemson | W 31–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 39–17 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Duke | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Wake Forest | W 41–16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Pittsburgh | W 24–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Miami | W 27–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. North Alabama | W 58–13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | atFlorida | W 24–15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Louisville | W 16–6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 3–63 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Florida State 12 games, 30 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Duquesne | W 47–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atLouisville | W 35–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Boston College | W 44–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wake Forest | L 21–31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at NC State | L 17–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Clemson | L 28–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 41–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMiami | W 45–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atSyracuse | W 38–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Louisiana | W 49–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Florida | W 45–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs.Oklahoma | W 35–32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅝″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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