Rico Payton
Role Player
Height6'0"
Weight182 lb
BornNov 28, 1999
Age26
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Rookie yr2024
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2024 | — | NO | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 21 | 8.3% | 245 | 56.1% | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | NYG | 4 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 34 | 30.0% | 95 | 41.3% | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 7 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 55 | 19.1% | 340 | 48.7% | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | NO | 3 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 26 | NYG | 4 | 0* | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Career | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | NO | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 21 | 8.3% | 245 | 56.1% |
| 2025 | 26 | NYG | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 34 | 30.0% | 95 | 41.3% |
| Career | 25 | — | — | 55 | — | 340 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | NO | 16 | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 26 | NYG | 9 | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 25 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 13 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 13 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
18
Sustained
career value
×.6
18
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 18 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 13· confidence 50%
What builds the career mark of 18
On-field 15.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2025bestavg 182025
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1003.636Snap share19.1%Def snaps55Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburg State (KS); Southern Illinois), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Paulson AdeboCB2yDerek CarrQB1yCameron JordanDE1yDemario DavisOLB1yRussell WilsonQB1yGraham GanoK1yTyrann MathieuFS1yCasey KreiterLS1yGreg Van RotenG1yChris ManhertzTE1yZach WoodLS1yRakeem Nunez-RochesDT1yNeville HewittLB1yAlvin KamaraRB1yMarquez Valdes-ScantlingWR1yRoy Robertson-HarrisDE1yNathan ShepherdDE1yTaysom HillTE1yFoster MoreauTE1yMarshon LattimoreCB1yJamaal WilliamsRB1yBrian BurnsLB1yLucas PatrickG1yBobby OkerekeILB1y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined NYG (from NO)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 2024signing
Entered the NFL with NO
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 182 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NO | 0 | W9Questionable· BackW10Questionable· BackW17Questionable· Illness |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
13
peak 18
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
74%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
84
DurableEra Translator
INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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