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EDGEDay 2#16 DL · 2026 class
Patrick Payton
LSU6'5"·260 lb
Versatile Multi-Front Edge
ATH
—
DOM
72
draft score73
rank#83
Projected
Round 2-3
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 2-3Versatile Multi-Front Edge
Patrick Payton projects as a versatile multi-front edge. A EDGE out of 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 72 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
72B+
Dominance score · college production
Above-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
76pct
Strong
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
64pct
Above avg
Peak season
40% wt2023
88pct
Strong
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
64pct
Above avg
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.35
Scouting Combine · 2026
Combine percentiles
Y · PERCENTILE vs EDGE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
0
Athletic composite
0thREPLACEMENT
2 of 2 metrics graded
2× Solid
Arm
33.5″·58th of 359
Hand
10.0″·60th of 359
Not tested40-YardVerticalBroad3-ConeShuttleBench
33.558thSOLID
i
Arm
vs. 359
10.060thSOLID
i
Hand
vs. 359
Not tested40-YardVerticalBroad3-ConeShuttleBench
Trait grades
6 dimensions evaluated
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 · similarity-ranked
Closest distance · 0.19
- #1
Tyler Baron
Unknown2025 R5 · #176 · Miami · 6-5/258lb · 4.62s 40
91
sim
- #2
Isaiah Foskey
Unknown2023 R2 · #40 · Notre Dame · 6-5/264lb · 4.58s 40
85
sim
- #3
Gaines Adams
2007 R1 · #4 · Clemson · 6-5/258lb · 4.64s 40
85
sim
X-Factor
Length grades in the 80th percentile. 6'5".
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.
College career · ESPN
Career stats
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | FSU | 31 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | FSU | 43 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | FSU | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LSU | 34 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 143 | 84 | 59 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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