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Payton Turner
EDGE · Houston · age 22.3
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#171
Day 3
Bust probability
15%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#28
NOR
Consensus rank
#74
23 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| charting: average depth of target allowed, career avg | -0.06 |
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.05 |
| Athletic testing | +0.04 |
| High-school recruit grade | -0.03 |
| Pre-draft consensus | -0.02 |
| Positional consistency | -0.02 |
| Age at draft | +0.01 |
| charting total career snaps | -0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (24 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#73
Action Network (Matthew Freedman)#69
Behind The Steel Curtain#104
Bleacher Report#108
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#68
Blue Chip Scouting (Nick Price)#68
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#43
College Football News (Pete Fiutak)#76
Draft Ace (Ryan Mccrystal)#49
Draftplex (Jason Pruett)#58
Drafttek#102
Eds Football (Kevin Hanson)#63
Nbc Sports (Thor Nystrom)#70
Pewter Report (Jon Ledyard)#34
Pigskin Nut (Austin Smith)#71
SI (John Shipley)#61
Active flags & events
- Payton Turner (NO) listed as Out for week 5 of 2024 with Knee.nflverse injuries · week 5 · 2026-05-21
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
4
Avg snap share
14%
2nd-deal AAV
$2.5M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Burns | 2019 · #16 | 2.7 | Starter |
| Yannick Ngakoue | 2016 · #69 | 6.1 | Starter |
| Josh Sweat | 2018 · #130 | 0.8 | Starter |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 2016 · #32 | 5.2 | Starter |
| Marcus Davenport | 2018 · #14 | 6.1 | Contributor |