Cole Payton

off:

0

drill:

vertical in

naive:

the average QB (32.8, from 59 results)

scale:

credit halves every 3.48 — one standard deviation for a QB

skill:

76.22

player:

Cole Payton

result:

40

season:

2025

combine year:

2026

accuracy:

100

baseline:

23.78

predicted:

40

sigmas out:

0

difficulty:

1

weeks in the season:

18

weeks left when called:

0

Combine results via Pro-Football-Reference.com.

draft:

2026

naive:

a shuffled mock scores 50

player:

Cole Payton

season:

2025

zero at:

32

accuracy:

100

baseline:

50

actual pick:

178

difficulty:

1

weeks in the season:

18

pick accuracy:

100

predicted pick:

maybe he'll be in the fifth or a fourth fifth round range (picks 101–181)

weeks left when called:

0

mock ordering score:

only one pick — no order to score

draft:

2026

naive:

a shuffled mock scores 50

player:

Cole Payton

season:

2025

zero at:

32

accuracy:

0.18

baseline:

50

actual pick:

178

difficulty:

1

weeks in the season:

18

pick accuracy:

0.18

predicted pick:

pushing into the first round or somewhere up into the top fifty (picks 1–32)

weeks left when called:

0

mock ordering score:

only one pick — no order to score