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EDGE2026 Draft Prospect

Patrick Payton

LSU

Measurables

6'5"

260 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Versatile Multi-Front Edge

Patrick Payton projects as a versatile multi-front edge — a EDGE from LSU who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'5" · 260 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 143 tackles · 17 sacks · 0 INT · 18 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 71 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

71B+

Dominance score · multi-component

Above-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

76th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

64th

2023

Breakout

15%

85th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

64th

Sacks/G · 0.35

Peaked early · trajectory flat/down since

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Bend

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

A-

Length

80th percentile · 6'5" · 33.50" arm

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

B+

Frame

73th percentile · 6'5" · 260 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.19
  1. #1

    Tyler Baron

    2025 R5 · #176 · Miami · 6-5/258lb · 4.62s 40

    91

    sim

  2. #2

    Gaines Adams

    2007 R1 · #4 · Clemson · 6-5/258lb · 4.64s 40

    85

    sim

  3. #3

    Isaiah Foskey

    2023 R2 · #40 · Notre Dame · 6-5/264lb · 4.58s 40

    85

    sim

Scheme fit

Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.

X-Factor

Length grades in the 80th percentile — 6'5".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. EDGE class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

i

Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

59

Athletic composite

59thSOLID

2 of 3 metrics graded

2× Solid
33.558thSOLID
i

Arm

vs. 359

10.060thSOLID
i

Hand

vs. 359

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022FSU31229351000
2023FSU432815972000
2024FSU351718040000
2025LSU341717610000
Career143845918173000