BALLADEX
The Index · Live

Daron PayneWashington Commanders · #94

Defensive Tackle · 6' 3", 320 lbs · Birmingham, AL · Age 29
Washington Commanders rosterMore Defensive Tackles
Defensive TackleDrafted 13th overall8-yr veteran
⚖ Quick compare
Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex
D
Daron Payne
◆ Rare
Washington Commanders · #94 · Defensive Tackle
Daron Payne
Season avg46 tkl · 3 sacks · 0 int
Career avg432 tkl · 37 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
Scouting report

Daron Payne — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C-
Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Daron Payne is a Defensive Tackle for the Washington Commanders, drafted 13th overall, 2018. In 2025 he recorded 46 tackles, 3 sacks.
C-
Offense
C-
Defense
C-
Feel / IQ
Act II

Where he stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: #68 of 2270 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
29Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

The engine

How the model sees him

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
→
—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Closest comps
⚖ Overlay a rival →
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Ahkello Witherspoon, Ale Kaho.
How his role moves
Primary defensive tackle role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #67 of 2270 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-05-27

The beginning

Daron Payne is a Defensive Tackle for the Washington Commanders, in his 9th NFL season.

Washington Commanders

Turning pro

Drafted 13th overall, 2018 as a Defensive Tackle.

true

Daron Payne is a Washington Commanders defensive tackle, drafted 13th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has recorded 432 tackles, 37 sacks and 1 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 46 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

▶
▶
Payne's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
320 lbs
Draft
13th overall, 2018
Born
Birmingham, AL
Age
29
Jersey
#94
Daron Payne career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
✦ Companion
Ask about Daron Payne

More Washington Commanders players

Ahkello WitherspoonAhkello WitherspoonAle KahoAle KahoAmik RobertsonAmik RobertsonAndre Carter IIAndre Carter IIAnthony FirkserAnthony FirkserAntonio Hamilton Sr.Antonio Hamilton Sr.Antonio WilliamsAntonio WilliamsAthan KaliakmanisAthan Kaliakmanis

Other Defensive Tackles to compare

A'Shawn RobinsonA'Shawn RobinsonAaron GravesAaron GravesAaron HallAaron HallAdam ButlerAdam ButlerAdedayo OdeleyeAdedayo OdeleyeAdetomiwa AdebaworeAdetomiwa AdebaworeAeneas PeeblesAeneas PeeblesAidan KeanaainaAidan KeanaainaAlbert RegisAlbert RegisAlex HuntleyAlex Huntley
All NFL players →Washington Commanders roster →Compare players →