{{short description|American football player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{for|the Irish-American Catholic priest|Patrick Peyton}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Patrick Payton |school=LSU Tigers |currentnumber=6 |currentposition=Defensive end |class={{redshirt}} Senior |major= |birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|9|28}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite tweet|user=PatPayton6|number=1310605386433605634|title=Blessed to see 18🤞🏽|access-date=January 4, 2026}}</ref> |birth_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=5 |weight_lb=260 |highlights= * ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year (2022) |highschool=Miami Northwestern (Miami, Florida) |pastschools= *Florida State (2021–2024) *LSU (2025–present) |espn=4596679 }}
'''Patrick Payton''' (born September 28, 2002)<ref name=birthday /> is an American college football defensive end for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Florida State Seminoles. He was named the 2022 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.
==Early life== Payton attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School in Miami, Florida.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kassim | first=Ehsan | title=Seminole football: Patrick Payton made most of opportunity against Miami | website=Tallahassee Democrat | date=November 10, 2022 | url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/11/09/seminole-football-patrick-payton-makes-most-opportunity-against-miami/8316545001/ | access-date=May 30, 2026}}</ref> As a junior, he had 17.5 sacks. He committed to Florida State University to play college football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2020/12/07/miami-northwestern-lb-patrick-payton-commits-florida-state/3859852001/|title=Miami Northwestern LB Patrick Payton commits to Florida State|website=Tallahassee Democrat|first=Antwan|last=Staley|date=December 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/florida-state-university/article247673800.html|title=Miami Northwestern LB Patrick Payton commits to Florida State|website=Miami Herald}}</ref>
==College career== ===Florida State=== After redshirting his first year at Florida State in 2021, Payton earned playing time in 2022.<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/os-sp-fsu-seminoles-football-ncstate-defensive-line-20221008-dv7hfkf54jearpgustew6hypym-story.html FSU bolsters defensive front with emerging redshirt freshmen]</ref><ref>[https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/10/05/seminole-football-how-patrick-payton-turned-into-next-promising-defensive-end/8117207001/ Florida State football: How Patrick Payton turned into Seminoles' next promising defensive end]</ref> He played in 13 games, finishing with 31 tackles and five sacks and was named the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.<ref>[https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/11/30/fsu-football-seminoles-patrick-payton-wins-acc-defensive-rookie-of-the-year/69690408007/ Florida State defensive end Patrick Payton earns ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year]</ref>
On December 18, 2024, Payton announced that he would enter the transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/veteran-de-patrick-payton-leaving-florida-state-football-entering-ncaa-transfer-portal-|title=Veteran DE Patrick Payton Leaving Florida State, Entering NCAA Transfer Portal|work=FSU Seminoles on SI|publisher=SI.com|first=Dustin|last=Lewis|date=December 18, 2024|access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref>
===LSU=== On December 21, 2024, Payton announced that he would transfer to LSU.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43094911/sources-lsu-snags-fsu-de-patrick-payton-portal|title=Sources - LSU snags FSU DE Patrick Payton from portal|website=ESPN|first=Max|last=Olson|date=December 21, 2024|access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 4 7/8 | weight = 260 | arm span = 33 1/2 | hand span = 10 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 8 5/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/patrick-payton/32005041-5962-8765-8b75-746ffd471ba8 |title=Patrick Payton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 1, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1053275&DraftYear=2026 |title=Patrick Payton College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 1, 2026}}</ref> }}
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==External links== *{{Twitter|PatPayton6}} *[https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/patrick-payton/6943 Florida State Seminoles bio] *[https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/patrick-payton/ LSU Tigers bio]
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