HS recruit
Class
Senior
Patrick Payton is a 6'6", 255-lb Senior DE from Miami, FL. Patrick Payton entered the transfer portal from LSU and has not committed.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
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Transfer Details
Advanced Statistics
2025 · 33 tklHavoc Plays
11.5
84th
Ball Plays
6
99th
Solo Tackle Rate
51.5%
68th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU | 3 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Florida State | 18 Moderate | Entered portal |
| 2024 | Florida State | 7 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2021
Committed to Nebraska May 2020 -> decommitted Jan 2021 -> committed to Florida State Apr 2021
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU | 33 | 17 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | Florida State | 41 | 27 | 12.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
2025 LSU DL Room
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Ahmad BreauxDT · $220K
Kolaj CobbinsDE · $197K
Brandon BrownDT · $174K
Bernard GoodenDL · $155K
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Gabriel RelifordDE · LSU
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