Player·
Da'Ron Payne
Da'Ron Payne
DT · WAS
29 yrs
Alabama
Description
Position
DT
Team
WAS
Status
ACT
Born
1997-05-27
Age
29
Height
6'3"
Weight
320 lb
College
Alabama
Draft
2018 · R1 · Pick 13 · WAS
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$22.5M/yr
Total
$90.0M
Guaranteed
$46.0M
% of cap
10.0%
Term
2023–2027 (4y)
Value#390/432
1.84DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
8 seasons
Seasons8 2018–2025
Games127
Tackles398
Sacks37.0
TFL59
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.231.461.00-0.77
QB Hits2.377.1617.28.00-0.84
Sacks0.463.097.643.00+0.09
Solo Tackles14.721.832.319.0+2.81
Tackles for Loss1.984.6412.57.00-2.36
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025WAS141926453.087051009233.3%916.4%
2024WAS152120414.0750200016925.0%510.6%
2023WAS172521464.011110420013430.8%711.7%
2022WAS1727325911.520160500025546.0%57.2%
2021WAS172826544.515500000271316.7%912.9%
2020WAS162527523.0861430017917.6%711.5%
2019WAS153024542.043020009522.2%58.2%
2018WAS162621475.0860310013638.5%35.1%
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2017Alabama21211.03
2016Alabama12121.51
2015Alabama660.50
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks37161st
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl201698th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.269
QBH/g
0.674
TFL/g
0.582
FF/g
0.181
Solo/g
1.461
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs21
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles72018 Wk11 vs HOU59'22
Sacks22022 Wk13 vs NYG11.5'22
TFL32022 Wk9 vs MIN16'22
INT12020 Wk15 vs SEA1'20
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity