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Daron PayneWWikipediaβ
NT (DL) Β· 6β²3β³ 320 lb Β· Born 1997-05-27 Β· College: Alabama Β· Played 2018β2026 Β· Drafted 2018 round 1, pick 13 by Washington Redskins Β·
IDs
ESPN=3925354, NFLVERSE=00-0034333, NFLVERSE=PAY281222, OTC=6898, PFR=PaynDa00
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Defense
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NT | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | NT | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | NT | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | NT | 17 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | NT | 17 | 11.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | NT | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | NT | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | NT | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 127 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 0 |
Teams
Advanced stats
Coverage & pass rush
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | Yds | Y/Tgt | TD | Rat | ADOT | Blitz | Hurry | QBKD | Sk | Prs | Tkl | MTkl | MTkl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | NT | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5.0 | 13 | 56 | 3 | 5.1% | |||||
| 2019 | NT | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 56 | 5 | 8.2% | |
| 2020 | LDT | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 54 | 7 | 11.5% | |||||
| 2021 | RDT | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4.5 | 27 | 61 | 9 | 12.9% | |||||
| 2022 | DT | 17 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11.5 | 25 | 64 | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 2023 | DT | 17 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 79.2 | -6.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 13 | 53 | 7 | 11.7% | |
| 2024 | RDT | 17 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 79.2 | -6.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.0 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 2025 | DT | 15 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 64.6 | -3.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 16.4% |
Pro Football Reference advanced statistics (2018 on), via nflverse.
Snap counts
| Year | Team | G | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 796 | 77% | 65 | 16% | |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 758 | 72% | 19 | 5% | |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 881 | 85% | 81 | 19% | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 66 | 90% | 6 | 20% | |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 837 | 76% | 91 | 21% | |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 908 | 87% | 83 | 18% | |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 924 | 79% | 92 | 20% | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 37 | 54% | 5 | 17% | |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 742 | 68% | 67 | 14% | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 18 | 38% | 3 | 14% | |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 607 | 62% | 64 | 17% | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 34 | 62% | 4 | 13% |
Games with a snap count on file (2012 on); percentages are the average share per game.
Contracts
| Signed | Team | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $14.4M | $3.6M | $14.4M | 2.0% | current |
Career contract value $14.4M (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is the average per year against that season's salary cap.
Combine
| Year | Pos | School | Ht | Wt | 40 | Bench | Vert | Broad | 3-cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DT | Alabama | 6β²2β³ | 311 | 4.95 | 27 | 28.5 | 107 | 7.58 | 4.71 |
Injury reports (23)
| Year | Wk | Team | Injury | Game status | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2018 | 12 | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 5 | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 6 | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2019 | 12 | Ankle | Doubtful | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2019 | 13 | Ankle | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 5 | Toe | Questionable | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 3 | Ankle | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2024 | 1 | Back | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2024 | 7 | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2024 | 15 | Back | Questionable | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2024 | 16 | Back | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2024 | 20 (DIV) | Finger | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2024 | 21 (CON) | Knee / Finger | Questionable | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2025 | 2 | Calf | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2025 | 4 | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | ||
| 2025 | 5 | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice | ||
| 2025 | 7 | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | ||
| 2025 | 8 | Toe | Questionable | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2025 | 16 | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | ||
| 2025 | 17 | Back | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2025 | 18 | Back | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2026 | 1 | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice |