Payton Page
| No. 98 – New York Jets | |||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | September 27, 2002 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | James B. Dudley (Greensboro) | ||||
| College | Clemson (2021–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025 (undrafted) | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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Payton Page (born September 27, 2002) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life
[edit]Page attended high school at James B. Dudley located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit, and the 31st overall prospect in the class of 2021, where he committed to play college football for the Clemson Tigers over offers from North Carolina and Tennessee.[1][2]
College career
[edit]During his four-year career at Clemson, he appeared in 53 games, becoming a full time starter in 2024, where he recorded 69 tackles with six and a half being for a loss, half a sack, two pass deflections, and a 57-yard pick six versus The Citadel, where for his performance he was named third-team all-ACC in 2024.[3][4][5]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (132 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 7+1⁄8 in (2.01 m) | 5.13 s | 1.75 s | 2.97 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 27 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7][8] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Page signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[9][10][11] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] Page was promoted to the active roster on December 18.[14]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2025 | NYJ | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Raynor, Grace (July 29, 2020). "Payton Page chose a Clemson face mask, and the '21 class zoomed into the top 5". The Athletic. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (July 28, 2020). "DT Payton Page, No. 31 prospect in ESPN 300, commits to Clemson". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Esden Jr., Paul. "6-Foot-4 Jets Rookie Has Undergone Stunning Physical Transformation". Heavy Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Double, Bent (June 16, 2025). "Scouting Jets UDFA defensive tackle Payton Page". Gang Green Nation. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Carter, Derrian (November 23, 2024). "Clemson football's 310-pound Payton Page returns interception 57 yards for first career TD". Greenville Online. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Payton Page Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Payton Page College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Payton Page RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ Fried, Justin (July 30, 2025). "Jets UDFA quickly emerging as the hidden gem of training camp". FanSided. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Melo, Justin (July 28, 2025). "Jets UDFA DL Payton Page projected to make roster". Jets Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Foote, Jordan (July 28, 2025). "Undrafted Rookie Could Benefit From 'Shaky' Jets DT Depth". Heavy Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Allen, Eric; Weir, Susanna. "Jets Sign 14 Players to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ↑ Lange, Randy; Allen, Eric (August 26, 2025). "Final Cuts Jets Move 22 Players to Reduce Active Roster to 53 Players". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ Weir, Susanna (December 18, 2025). "Jets Sign DT Payton Page to Active Roster, Place S Tony Adams on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
