Chris Payton-Jones

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Chris Payton-Jones
No. 9 – St. Louis Battlehawks
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-13) August 13, 1995 (age 29)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Sandalwood
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College: Nebraska
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:48
Pass deflections:7
Player stats at PFR

Chris Payton-Jones (born August 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

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College career

Payton-Jones started 26 games for Nebraska over the course of three seasons. As a junior, he had three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles, including three for loss and one sack and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. Payton-Jones missed the first half of his senior season due to a knee injury. [1]

College statistics

Chris JonesTacklesInterceptions
YearSchoolConfGGSSoloAstTotSacksSacks-YardsIntPDFFFR
2014 Nebraska B10 605270-000001
2015 Nebraska B10 1372142511-03510
2016 Nebraska B10 13133343711-031000
2017 Nebraska B10 55617000100

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Payton-Jones signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. [2] Payton-Jones failed to make the Lions' 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was waived by the team on September 1, 2018. [3]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 3, 2018, Payton-Jones was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. [4] Jones was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster on November 20, 2018. [5] Payton-Jones made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018 against the Los Angeles Chargers. [6] He was waived on November 27, 2018 and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2018. [9]

Payton-Jones made his first career start on September 22, 2019, against the Carolina Panthers. [10] Payton-Jones was waived by the Cardinals on October 9, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad. [11] On November 8, 2019, Payton-Jones was promoted to the active roster. [12]

On September 5, 2020, Payton-Jones was waived during the final roster cuts. [13] He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later. [14]

Detroit Lions (second stint)

On September 16, 2020, Payton-Jones was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Cardinals practice squad. [15] He was waived on October 17. [16] He was re-signed on October 21, [17] but waived again on October 24. [18]

Minnesota Vikings

Payton-Jones was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on October 26, 2020. [19]

Tennessee Titans

Payton-Jones signed with the Tennessee Titans on April 23, 2021. [20] He was released on September 6, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad. [21] [22] He was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2021. [23] He was waived on January 4, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad. [24]

Las Vegas Raiders

Payton-Jones signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on June 13, 2022. [25] He was released on August 23, 2022. [26]

Seattle Sea Dragons

On November 17, 2022, Payton-Jones was drafted by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. [27] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [28]

St. Louis Battlehawks

On January 5, 2024, Payton-Jones was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft. [29] He signed with the team on January 29. [30] He re-signed with the team on August 26, 2024. [31]

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