# Patrick Payton
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{{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](/source/Defensive_end)
|class={{redshirt}} Senior
|major=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|9|28}}[{{cite tweet|user=PatPayton6|number=1310605386433605634|title=Blessed to see 18🤞🏽|access-date=January 4, 2026}}]
|birth_place=
|heightft=6
|heightin=5
|weight_lb=260
|highlights=
* [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) Defensive Rookie of the Year ([2022](/source/2022_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season))
|highschool=[Miami Northwestern](/source/Miami_Northwestern_Senior_High_School) ([Miami, Florida](/source/Miami%2C_Florida))
|pastschools=
*[Florida State](/source/Florida_State_Seminoles_football) (2021–2024)
*[LSU](/source/LSU_Tigers_football) (2025–present)
|espn=4596679
}}
'''Patrick Payton''' (born September 28, 2002)[{{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}}] As a junior, he had 17.5 sacks. He committed to [Florida State University](/source/Florida_State_University) to play [college football](/source/college_football).[{{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](/source/Tallahassee_Democrat)|first=Antwan|last=Staley|date=December 7, 2020}}][{{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](/source/Miami_Herald)}}]
==College career==
===Florida State===
After redshirting his first year at Florida State in 2021, Payton earned playing time in 2022.[[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]][[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]] He played in 13 games, finishing with 31 tackles and five sacks and was named the [ACC](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Conference) Defensive Rookie of the Year.[[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]]
On December 18, 2024, Payton announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[{{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}}]
===LSU===
On December 21, 2024, Payton announced that he would transfer to [LSU](/source/LSU_Tigers_football).[{{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](/source/ESPN)|first=Max|last=Olson|date=December 21, 2024|access-date=January 16, 2025}}]
==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](/source/NFL_Combine)[{{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}}][{{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}}]
}}
==References==
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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]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Payton, Patrick}}
Category:2002 births
Category:Living people
Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:LSU Tigers football players
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