Payton Turner

DE, Houston. Round 1, pick 28 of the 2021 draft, to the New Orleans Saints.

His 2025 seasonD-tied 22nd of 25 picks drafted near him
TierbustAfter Week 9, 2026
Points12After Week 9, 2026
Redraft123rdof 259, went 28th. After Week 9, 2026

Season by season

B-CCD-C+D-
May 3, 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 4, 2026
Payton Turner, season by season: team, games and snaps (playoffs included), the letter, his rank among the picks drafted nearest his slot (n), the typical season for his slot in points, and his points.
SeasonTeamGamesLetterRank near his slotTypical for his slotSnapsPoints
2021NO5C19th of 2761434
2022NO8C28th of 4071714
2023NO2D-33rd of 358250
2024NO15C+20th of 3053354
2025did not playD-tied 22nd of 2560

How his points add up

  1. 2021 4 points

    edge rusher pay1.44×share of a starter's season0.19×quality: 68th of 168 edge rushers by PFF grade1.04×points scale102.9×rookie season1.253.6
  2. 2022 4 points

    edge rusher pay1.44×share of a starter's season0.24×quality: 51st of 155 edge rushers by PFF grade1.12×points scale103.8×second season1.104.2
  3. 2023 0 points

    edge rusher pay1.44×share of a starter's season0.03×quality: too few snaps to rank0.25×points scale100.1
  4. 2024 4 points

    edge rusher pay1.44×share of a starter's season0.49×quality: 124th of 164 edge rushers by PFF grade0.62×points scale104.4
  5. 2025 0 points: no graded snaps

Each season rounds to a whole number; the points are their sum.

Picked around him

The 2021 draft, picks 26 to 30.

  1. 26Rd 1Greg Newsome IICB · Northwestern · BrownsB+58pointsgood starter29thin a redraft
  2. 27Rd 1Rashod BatemanWR · Minnesota · RavensA56pointsgood starter32ndin a redraft
  3. 28Rd 1Payton TurnerDE · Houston · SaintsD-12pointsbust123rdin a redraft
  4. 29Rd 1Eric StokesCB · Georgia · PackersB-46pointsdepth43rdin a redraft
  5. 30Rd 1Gregory RousseauDE · Miami · BillsA+126pointsstar5thin a redraft

The Saints' 2021 class

Every Saints draft since 2017

  1. 28Rd 1Payton TurnerDE · HoustonD-12pointsbust123rdin a redraft
  2. 60Rd 2Pete WernerILB · Ohio StateA34pointsgood starter66thin a redraft
  3. 76Rd 3Paulson AdeboCB · StanfordB-50pointsaverage starter40thin a redraft
  4. 133Rd 4Ian BookQB · Notre DameD0pointsbust213thin a redraft
  5. 206Rd 6Landon YoungOT · KentuckyB4pointsbust161stin a redraft
  6. 255Rd 7Kawaan BakerWR · South AlabamaB-0pointsbusttied 246thin a redraft