Daron Payne

DL · WAS · Active

Age 29College AlabamaDepth NT #1

Cumulative season CFI58.2#35 of 126 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 265.1#24 of 112 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs SEA53.6Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental DT projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Home · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMWAS vs SEANorthwest Stadium · 64°F · 14 mph wind · Chance Light Rain · 43% rain

Matchup rank#23#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

Daron PayneSkyler Gill-Howard · comparableBraden Fiske · comparableJamaree Caldwell · comparable

Skyler Gill-HowardDET · 58.2 CFI Braden FiskeLA · 58.1 CFI Jamaree CaldwellLAC · 58.6 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	50.6	#47	94	34
2	65.1	#24	112	37

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 13.95%
Pass rush win rate: 7.32%
Run stop rate: 7.41%
Sacks / pass rush: 0%
Hits / pass rush: 2.33%
Hurries / pass rush: 11.63%
Missed tackle rate: 0%
Defensive grade: 61.7
Pass rush grade: 57.58
Run defense grade: 62.95
Coverage grade: 60
Pressures: 6
Charted sacks: 0
Charted QB hits: 1
QB hurries: 5
Batted passes: 0
Run stops: 2
Charted solo tackles: 2
Charted assists: 1
Missed tackles: 0
Defensive snaps: 71
Pass rush snaps: 43
Run defense snaps: 27

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #35 of 12658.2

Same-position rank: #35 of 126. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	1	1	0	0	19%	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	2	0	1	9.1%	0	0	0	0	0

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
AwaySmall sample	2	2	3	0	1	14%	0	0	0	0	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
IndoorSmall sample	1	1	2	0	1	9.1%	0	0	0	0	0
OutdoorSmall sample	1	1	1	0	0	19%	0	0	0	0	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
70°F and aboveSmall sample	1	1	1	0	0	19%	0	0	0	0	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
Below 10 mphSmall sample	1	1	1	0	0	19%	0	0	0	0	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
ARI	4	4	8	0.5	1	—	0	0	1	1	0	2024-09-29
INDSmall sample	2	4	7	1	1	—	0	0	1	1	0	2022-10-30
GB	5	6	14	2	3	—	0	0	0	2	0	2025-09-11
NO	3	7	9	3	5	—	0	1	1	3	1	2024-12-15
CAR	5	9	17	1.5	3	—	0	0	0	2	0	2024-10-20
DAL	16	23	56	4.5	11	9.1%	0	1	0	9	8	2026-09-20
NYG	16	29	60	6	10	—	0	1	1	9	3	2025-12-14
ATL	6	9	21	0	1	—	0	1	0	2	1	2025-09-28
TB	3	1	4	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-09-08
HOUSmall sample	2	4	11	1	1	—	0	0	0	1	1	2022-11-20
PHI	17	21	45	1.5	8	19%	0	1	0	4	2	2026-09-13
JAXSmall sample	2	4	6	1	3	—	0	0	1	1	2	2022-09-11
TEN	3	4	9	1	2	—	0	0	0	2	1	2024-12-01
CHI	5	7	21	2	5	—	0	1	0	2	0	2025-10-13
NESmall sample	2	1	3	1	1	—	0	0	0	1	0	2023-11-05
MIASmall sample	2	4	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	0	2023-12-03
SF	4	11	17	2	2	—	0	1	1	2	1	2023-12-31
MIN	3	7	15	2	3	—	0	0	0	3	0	2025-12-07
BUF	3	3	7	0	2	—	0	0	0	1	1	2023-09-24
NYJSmall sample	2	5	10	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	1	2023-12-24
CLE	3	8	14	2	1	—	0	0	0	3	0	2024-10-06
BALSmall sample	2	1	5	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-10-13
LASmall sample	2	4	7	2	3	—	0	0	0	2	0	2023-12-17
DET	3	1	6	1	2	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-11-09
CINSmall sample	2	1	3	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2024-09-23
PITSmall sample	2	3	10	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	1	2024-11-10
SEA	4	2	11	0	2	—	1	0	0	0	1	2025-11-02
LACSmall sample	2	3	5	0	1	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-10-05
KCSmall sample	2	3	5	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	2025-10-27
DEN	3	8	14	2	4	—	0	0	0	3	1	2025-11-30
LVSmall sample	2	6	9	0	3	—	0	0	0	1	0	2025-09-21

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	PHI	Away	Outdoor · 82°	1	1	0	0	19%	0	0	0	0	0
2026	2	DAL	Away	Indoor	1	2	0	1	9.1%	0	0	0	0	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2018	WAS	16	26	56	5	8	—	0	1	1	6	3
2019	WAS	15	30	56	2	4	—	0	0	0	3	2
2020	WAS	16	25	54	3	8	—	1	3	1	6	4
2021	WAS	17	28	61	4.5	15	—	0	0	1	5	0
2022	WAS	17	27	64	11.5	20	—	0	0	1	16	5
2023	WAS	17	25	53	4	11	—	0	2	2	11	4
2024	WAS	17	21	42	4	7	—	0	0	0	5	2
2025	WAS	15	19	46	3	8	—	0	1	0	7	5
2026	WAS	2	2	3	0	1	14%	0	0	0	0	0
Career	All teams	132	203	435	37	82	14%	1	7	6	59	25

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.