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Rico Payton
Rico Payton
CB · NYG
26 yrs
Pittsburg State
Description
Position
CB
Team
NYG
Status
ACT
Born
1999-11-28
Age
26
Height
6'0"
Weight
182 lb
College
Pittsburg State
Draft
2024 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr
2024
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$948K/yr
Total
$2.8M
Guaranteed
$45K
% of cap
0.4%
Term
2024–2027 (3y)
Career Résumé
2 seasons
Seasons2 2024–2025
Games16
Tackles23
Sacks0.0
TFL0
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.001.030.000.00
Interceptions0.000.242.660.00+0.24
Passes Defended0.263.0112.51.00+2.01
Solo Tackles12.420.447.45.00+15.4
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDMTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025NYG457120.0000100017.7%20.0%0.039.64.0
2024NO1265110.0000100000.0%20.0%0.039.623.0
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Solo Tkl112909th———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 289 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
0.54
INT/g
049
PD/g
0.117
FF/g
064
TFL/g
032
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles72025 Wk18 vs DAL12'25
Sacks02024 Wk1 vs CAR0'24
TFL02024 Wk1 vs CAR0'24
INT02024 Wk1 vs CAR0'24
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity