96 Derrick Payton Jr.
Derrick Payton Jr.
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    260
  • Hometown:
    West Seattle, Wash.
  • Position:
    DE
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    O'dea
  • gp
    -
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Program Records
Ranks 6th in program history in sacks (11)
Ranks 8th in program history in tackles for loss (26.5)
Ranks 10th in program history in sacks yardage (52)
Ranks 10th in program history in tackles for loss yardage (94)
Ranks 41st in program history in solo tackles (61)

Awards/Honors
2025 NACC All-Conference Second Team
2024 NACC All-Conference Honorable Mention

Career Highs
Total Tackles - 14 vs. Lakeland, November 8, 2025
Sacks - 2, multiple times
Tackles for Loss - 3.5 vs. Lakeland, November 8, 2025

Junior (2025): One of Eureka's most impactful defenders, playing in all 10 games and finishing with 51 total tackles, including 23 unassisted, 13 tackles for loss, five sacks, and three pass breakups … Also forced and recovered a fumble … Tallied a season-high 14 total tackles against Lakeland on Nov. 8, where he also recorded two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, all single-game bests.

Sophomore (2024): Played all 10 games and led the team with 47 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and six sacks … Recorded 38 unassisted tackles … Tallied a then-season-high 13 total tackles in a single game and had multiple sacks against Concordia Chicago … Also added three pass breakups.

Player Profile

Recent Games
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game - -
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 Knox   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Westminster (Mo.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 St. Norbert   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Benedictine (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Wis. Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Concordia Wisconsin   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Lakeland   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Concordia Chicago   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Rockford   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Aurora   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
2026-27 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 20 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
2026-27 - - - - - 0 -
Total 20 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2026-27 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 10 38 9 47.0 4.7 6.0 32 13.5 54 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2025-26 10 23 28 51.0 5.1 5.0 20 13.0 40 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
2026-27 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 61 37 98.0 4.9 11.0 52 26.5 94 0 1 0 0 0 6 1

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses - - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total - - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home - - - - - - - - 0
Away - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total - - - - - 0 -
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home - - - - - 0 -
Away - - - - - 0 -
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses - - - - - 0 -

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -