Defensive line, Houston, 2017–20
Payton Turner
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Jan 7, 1999, in Houston, Texas
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Payton Turner played defensive line at Houston (2017–20). The New Orleans Saints took Turner in the first round, No. 28 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Navy, 20202sacks, career highvs. Tulane, 2020Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Houston | 98 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Houston | 98 | DL | So. | ||
| 2019 | Houston | 98 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Houston | 98 | DL | Sr. | 6′6″ | 270 |
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
2020 Houston 5 games, 25 tackles, 5 sacks
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2019 Houston 12 games, 34 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Oklahoma | L 31–49 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 37–17 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Washington State | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Tulane | L 31–38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at North Texas | W 46–25 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Cincinnati | L 23–38 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at UConn | W 24–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | vs. SMU | L 31–34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at UCF | L 29–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Memphis | L 27–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Tulsa | W 24–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Navy | L 41–56 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Houston 11 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Rice | W 45–27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arizona | W 45–18 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Texas Tech | L 49–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Texas Southern | W 70–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Tulsa | W 41–26 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at East Carolina | W 42–20 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atNavy | W 49–36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. South Florida | W 57–36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | atSMU | L 31–45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Temple | L 49–59 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Tulane | W 48–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Houston 8 games, 14 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs.Rice | W 38–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Texas Tech | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atTemple | W 20–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.SMU | W 35–22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atTulsa | L 17–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atSouth Florida | W 28–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.East Carolina | W 52–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | L 27–33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 24–27).
| Drill | Pro day 2021 | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅜″W | |
| Weight | 270 lbW | |
| Arm length | 35″W | |
| Hand size | 10¼″W | |
| Wingspan | 84⅛″W | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 23 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 27 | 44 | 5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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