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VJ Payne
97
Kansas State
SPROJECTED ROUND 3

VJ PAYNE

Kansas State • Big 12

6-3.25206 LBS

GRIDIRON GRADE

PRODATHEXPOVR
73

STARTER

PRODUCTION
78
ATHLETICISM
76
EXPERIENCE
60

Grade reflects composite data model.

GRIDIRON

73
vs

ESPN

71
+2

ABOVE ESPN

#9

ESPN POS RANK

SCOUTING REPORT

C

OVERALL COMPOSITE

61 / 100

S · POOL: 142

The higher the percentile, the better. Percentiles are relative to other prospects at the same position in the same draft class.

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS6
PD/Game
999
Tackles/Game
18099
TFL/Game
9.599
Catch Rate Allowed
47.294
Forced Incompletions
690
Missed Tackle Rate
5.390
WEAKNESSES1
Sacks
015

MEASURABLES

HEIGHT

6-3.25

WEIGHT

206 LBS

EXPERIENCE

3

SEASONS

LIMITED EXPERIENCE — 0 CAREER STARTS

POSITION CLASS

2026 S CLASS

Ranked #9 of 25 by Gridiron Grade

1Dillon Thieneman86
2Treydan Stukes83
3Caleb Downs80
4Bud Clark79
5Emmanuel McNeil-Warren77
···
9VJ Payne73

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