Payton Page: DT · Clemson · #55.
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Payton Page
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Clemson. The first career honor came in 2024: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Texas — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-34vs No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-20vs App State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-35vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-14vs Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-13@ Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-14@ Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-31vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-33vs Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-14vs The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-17vs No. 16 South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 24-38@ No. 4 Texas | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 51-14
vs The Citadel
1 interception · 1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 37-point win at home against The Citadel.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries30 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 40-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
53.0%
527 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
71.0
14 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #44 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
