Payton Turner
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Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-6
Age: 27
Weight: 272 lbs
College: Houston
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 31 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Enters his first season with the Lions in 2026 after spending time with the Cowboys (2025) and Saints (2021-2024).
- He has previously appeared in 31 games, totaling 50 tackles (30 solo), 11.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, four pass defenses, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
- Posted career-highs in tackles (five) and tackles for loss (3.0), along with a sack at Carolina (9/19/2021).
COLLEGE
- Appeared in 39 games across four seasons at Houston (2017-20), producing 115 tackles (68 solo), 25.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, nine pass defenses, one forced fumble and one interception.
- 2020:Â Started in all five games, logging 25 tackles (17 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
- Second-Team All-AAC
- Led team in tackles for loss (10.5) and sacks (5.0)
- 2019:Â Started in all 12 games, recording 34 tackles (20 solo), 8.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and four pass defenses.
- 2018:Â Started in all 11 games for the Cougars, tallying 42 tackles (21 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and four passes defended.
- 2017:Â Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, registering 14 tackles (10 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one pass defense and an interception.
PERSONAL
- Attended Westside High School (Houston, Texas), where he played basketball and football
- Named to the 2016 District 18-6A First Team