Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
2026
2026 season · QB · #18 · 1st season
Cole Payton
Age 24 · 6'2" · 232 lb · North Dakota State · Pick 178 overall (2026). Listed QB3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 0% across 1 game.
Attempts
0
0.0 per game
Completion
-
0.0 over expected
Pass yards
0
- per attempt
TD / INT
0 / 0
- TD rate
EPA / dropback
-
0.0 total
Sacks
0
- of dropbacks
Rush
0 yds
0 carries · 0 TD
Snap share
0%
offensive snaps
The short version
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
Scorecard · among 38 quarterbacks with 50 attempts+graded at 50 attempts
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | - | |||
| CPOEcompletion over expected | - | |||
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | - | |||
| Yards per attempt | - |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD rateper attempt | - | |||
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | - | |||
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | - | |||
| Rush EPA per game | 0.00 |
Graded once he reaches 50 attempts. 38 quarterbacks qualify so far.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Where he throwsfrom the play fileloading
On the field
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By depth of target
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When he gets ittouches by situation
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
The connection · who he throws to
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
This weekWeek 9 · vs GiantsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
vs GiantsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Lincoln Financial Field
NYG −3.5 · O/U 40.5
Lincoln Financial Field
NYG −3.5 · O/U 40.5
The defense vs the pass
allow -0.01 EPA per dropback, league +0.03
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
No games against middle defenses yet
First meeting this season
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 1: 0%
A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Giants rank 14th vs the pass, allowing -0.01 EPA per dropback.
Game logall 18 weeks
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs WAS W 24-22Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at TEN W 24-20Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | at CHI L 7-27Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs LA L 20-24Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | at JAX L 17-197th D | 7th vs the pass | 0% | 0/0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | vs CAR L 14-25Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs DAL L 21-38Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | at WAS L 10-27Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | vs NYGSun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 | vs PITSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at DALThu Nov 26 | |||||||
| 13 | at ARISun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs INDSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs SEASat Dec 19 | |||||||
| 16 | vs HOUThu Dec 24 | |||||||
| 17 | at SFSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at NYGSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 1 games | 0% | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs WAS W 24-22Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at TEN W 24-20Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | at CHI L 7-27Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs LA L 20-24Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | at JAX L 17-197th D | 7th vs the pass | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
| 6 | vs CAR L 14-25Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs DAL L 21-38Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | at WAS L 10-27Did not play | |||||||
| 9 | vs NYGSun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 | vs PITSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at DALThu Nov 26 | |||||||
| 13 | at ARISun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | vs INDSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs SEASat Dec 19 | |||||||
| 16 | vs HOUThu Dec 24 | |||||||
| 17 | at SFSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | at NYGSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 1 games | - | 0.0 | - | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs WAS W 24-22Did not play | |||||||||
| 2 | at TEN W 24-20Did not play | |||||||||
| 3 | at CHI L 7-27Did not play | |||||||||
| 4 | vs LA L 20-24Did not play | |||||||||
| 5 | at JAX L 17-197th D | 7th vs the pass | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | ||
| 6 | vs CAR L 14-25Did not play | |||||||||
| 7 | vs DAL L 21-38Did not play | |||||||||
| 8 | at WAS L 10-27Did not play | |||||||||
| 9 | vs NYGSun Nov 8 · this week | |||||||||
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 11 | vs PITSun Nov 22 | |||||||||
| 12 | at DALThu Nov 26 | |||||||||
| 13 | at ARISun Dec 6 | |||||||||
| 14 | vs INDSun Dec 13 | |||||||||
| 15 | vs SEASat Dec 19 | |||||||||
| 16 | vs HOUThu Dec 24 | |||||||||
| 17 | at SFSun Jan 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | at NYGSun Jan 10 | |||||||||
| 1 games | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
The shape of his seasonweek by week against the league1 game · through week 8
Dropbacks0
Pass yards0
EPA / dropback–
CPOE–
Too few games for a trend yet: 1 played.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs the pass1 played · 9 ahead
He has faced the 1st-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 7.0 of 32 on average (league middle 16.4). Ahead: 2 of his next 9 are top-10 vs the pass and 2 are bottom-10, starting with the Giants (14th) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
VS WAS17vs the pass
AT TEN28vs the pass
AT CHI10vs the pass
VS LA3vs the pass
AT JAX7vs the pass
VS CAR16vs the pass
VS DAL30vs the pass
AT WAS17vs the pass
VS NYG14vs the pass
WK 10—bye
VS PIT8vs the pass
AT DAL30vs the pass
AT ARI31vs the pass
VS IND19vs the pass
VS SEA4vs the pass
VS HOU20vs the pass
AT SF18vs the pass
AT NYG14vs the pass
Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs the pass, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 11 to 22Middle | – | – | – | – |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | – | – | – | – |
| All games | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
Yards against the rank of the defense
Too few games to read a pattern yet.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
IntelWeek 8
- Depth chart
- QB3 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
- …
- Third down
- …
- Explosive plays
- …
- CPOE
- 0.0 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- -
- Play action
- …
- Blitzed
- …
Best plays · by EPA
Teammates · share of the ball
| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Saquon BarkleyRB | 66 | 315 · 2 TD | -0.1 |
 Dameon PierceRB | 48 | 110 · 2 TD | -13.5 |
 Makai LemonWR | 46 | 246 · 1 TD | +2.0 |
 DeVonta SmithWR | 41 | 310 · 2 TD | +0.8 |
 Dallas GoedertTE | 36 | 260 · 2 TD | +9.7 |
 Dontayvion WicksWR | 32 | 284 · 1 TD | +16.1 |
 Tank BigsbyRB | 32 | 101 · 1 TD | -10.4 |
 Will ShipleyRB | 28 | 88 · 1 TD | -8.9 |