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Cole Payton
155
North Dakota State
QBPROJECTED ROUND 5

COLE PAYTON

North Dakota State • FCS

6-3232 LBS
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GRIDIRON INSIGHT: PRODUCTION OUTLIER

North Dakota State (FCS) — 74 overall, 85 production, 79 athleticism

Non-FBS prospects at QB face a steep level-of-competition jump, but those drafted historically convert at lower rates than FBS peers

GRIDIRON GRADE

PRODATHEXPOVR
74

STARTER

PRODUCTION
85
ATHLETICISM
79
EXPERIENCE
50

Grade reflects composite data model.

GRIDIRON

74
vs

ESPN

57
+17

ABOVE ESPN

#7

ESPN POS RANK

SCOUTING REPORT

B

OVERALL COMPOSITE

81 / 100

QB · POOL: 236

Percentiles measured against all QB drafted since 2000

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS8
Passing Yards
313399
Yards/Attempt
11.799
Pass Yards/Game
313399
Completions/Game
19099
Rush Yards
155799
Broad Jump
13099
Completion %
70.998
40-Yard Dash
4.690
WEAKNESSES1
INTs
51

MEASURABLES

HEIGHT

6-3

WEIGHT

232 LBS

EXPERIENCE

3

SEASONS

LIMITED EXPERIENCE — 0 CAREER STARTS

POSITION CLASS

2026 QB CLASS

Ranked #5 of 17 by Gridiron Grade

1Fernando Mendoza84
2Taylen Green79
3Ty Simpson78
4Haynes King76
5Cole Payton74

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