Daron Payne

NT · Alabama

6 checkable claims from 2 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

What pundits expect · 3

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

Daron Payne to be 1st on the depth chartDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Apr 28, 2026
Daron Payne to moveDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Apr 22, 2026
Daron Payne to moveDavid Harrison · for 2025 · said Feb 7, 2026

Settled · 3

Daron Payne to make the rosterDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
“Defensive tackle, we have four guys on this list right now. Deron Payne, Johnny Newton, Jevon Kinlaw, and Tim Settle.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
WAS
skill:
0
player:
Daron Payne
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Daron Payne to make the rosterDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Apr 28, 2026
“We started all off with the defensive line, and we've got Deron Payne, Javon Kinlaw”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
WAS
skill:
0
player:
Daron Payne
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Daron Payne to make the rosterPhilip Hughes · for 2026 · said Aug 23, 2026
“Defensive Tackle/Defensive Line (5) Daron Payne, Javon Kinlaw, Tim Settle, Charles Omenihu, Maurice Hurst II”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
WAS
skill:
0
player:
Daron Payne
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0

What pundits expect · 3

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

Daron Payne to be 1st on the depth chartDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Apr 28, 2026

Daron Payne to moveDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Apr 22, 2026

Daron Payne to moveDavid Harrison · for 2025 · said Feb 7, 2026

Settled · 3

Daron Payne to make the rosterDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026

“Defensive tackle, we have four guys on this list right now. Deron Payne, Johnny Newton, Jevon Kinlaw, and Tim Settle.”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: WAS
skill:: 0
player:: Daron Payne
season:: 2026
claimed:: he makes the 53
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 100
difficulty:: 2
the naive guess:: he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks on the53:: 3
weeks left when called:: 18
first week on the53:: 1
weeks on the practice squad:: 0

Daron Payne to make the rosterDavid Harrison · for 2026 · said Apr 28, 2026

“We started all off with the defensive line, and we've got Deron Payne, Javon Kinlaw”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: WAS
skill:: 0
player:: Daron Payne
season:: 2026
claimed:: he makes the 53
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 100
difficulty:: 2
the naive guess:: he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks on the53:: 3
weeks left when called:: 18
first week on the53:: 1
weeks on the practice squad:: 0

Daron Payne to make the rosterPhilip Hughes · for 2026 · said Aug 23, 2026

“Defensive Tackle/Defensive Line (5) Daron Payne, Javon Kinlaw, Tim Settle, Charles Omenihu, Maurice Hurst II”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill

How this was scored

club:: WAS
skill:: 0
player:: Daron Payne
season:: 2026
claimed:: he makes the 53
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 100
difficulty:: 2
the naive guess:: he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks on the53:: 3
weeks left when called:: 18
first week on the53:: 1
weeks on the practice squad:: 0