Player facts
- Team
Philadelphia Eagles- Position
- Quarterback
- Number
- 18
- Born
- Oct 26, 2002 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Omaha, NE, USA
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 232 lbs
- College
- North Dakota State
- Experience
- Rookie
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Stats
| CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Recent games
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
vs  JAX | L 19-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Cole Payton (born October 26, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, receiving second-team All-MVFC honors in 2025. Payton was selected by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cole Payton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Payton grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended Westside High School. He was named the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year after passing for 1,704 yards and 22 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,029 yards and 17 touchdowns. Payton committed to play college football at North Dakota State. He maintained his commitment despite late recruiting pushes from Iowa State and Nebraska to be a walk on. He is a left-handed quarterback.
College career
Payton played in three games during his true freshman while maintaining a redshirt on the season. Payton was used in various play packages as a redshirt sophomore and rushed for 615 yards and 13 touchdowns while also completing 18 of 27 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns. Payton completed 10 of 16 passes for 123 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 164 yards and one touchdown as a redshirt junior before suffering a season-ending injury. Payton was named the starting quarterback going into his redshirt senior season.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cole Payton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Eagles’ next games
Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaCole Payton on Wikipedia