#6

Patrick Payton

Senior defensive end for LSU. 2025: 1 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

DE · LSU · Sr. · #6

6′6″ · 255 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 56 · #173 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to LSU for 2026

How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

Passes defended: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

1

sack · 2025

4.5 TFL · 33 tackles · 2 hurries

Best game: 5 tackles, at Ole Miss

Statement game5 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs California (FBS) · W 14-9

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for LSU. 2025: 1 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2021.
  • Transferred from Florida State to LSU in 2025.
His career, year by year

Patrick Payton

DE · LSU · Sr · #6

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Norvell and Frank Wilson. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 5 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology