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Payton Turner

Houston · Edge Rusher · 2017-20

SACKS
10
TFL
25
TKL
115

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2017 to 2020, Turner recorded 115 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

Turner was the No. 28 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 71 overall, the 3rd-highest edge rusher rating at Houston since 1990 and No. 106 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • No. 28 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Payton Turner season-by-season statistics at Houston
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
201714211
2018424.504
201934844
20202510.550
Total11525109

Seasons with tracked stats at Houston. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Houston Teammates

  1. 88Marcus Jones2019-21CB
  2. 80Clayton Tune2018-22QB
  3. 80Tank Dell2020-22WR
  4. 80A.J. Haulcy2023-24S
  5. 74Marquez Stevenson2016-20WR
  6. 72Nelson Ceaser2019-23EDGE
  7. 71Logan Hall2018-21EDGE
  8. 70Donovan Smith2023-24QB
  9. 70Jamaree Caldwell2022-23EDGE
  10. 70Matthew Golden2022-23WR

Full Houston all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Payton Turner) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.