Last confirmed: Alabama, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 308 lb · Birmingham, AL
Da'Ron Payne: DL · Alabama · #94.
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Da'Ron Payne
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Alabama. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Ole Miss — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs No. 3 Florida State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23vs Colorado State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-3vs Ole Miss | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-19@ Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs No. 19 LSU | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ No. 18 Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-0vs Mercer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-26@ No. 6 Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-6@ No. 1 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 26-23@ No. 3 Georgia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 21 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
15%8 hurries53 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Nick Saban, all run-heavy offenses — 27-2 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
35.7%
332 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
53 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 2 sacks — drafted at #13 overall by the Washington Redskins.
His career
Where he ended up · NFL
Washington RedskinsEntering 9th NFL season
Washington RedskinsEntering 9th NFL season
