Rico Payton
Career · 2024 to 2025
11Solo tackles
0Sacks
0INT
16 regular season games
At a glance
Giants hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, Jan 4, 2026
W vs Cowboys 34 - 17 · Week 187 tkl, 1 PD Sun, Dec 28, 2025
W at Raiders 34 - 10 · Week 172 tkl Sun, Nov 23, 2025
L at Lions 27 - 34 · Week 122 tkl Sun, Nov 9, 2025
L at Bears 20 - 24 · Week 101 tkl 
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2024 to 2025 · 16 games.
Defense
11solo tackles
0.0sacks
0INTs
0def TDs
Stats by season
2 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · New York Giants
Most recent results for the franchise while Rico Payton was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
T
W
W
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W
27, 34 vs Saints
2026-06 · Oct 18, 2026 · REGULAR
T
27, 27 @ Commanders
2026-05 · Oct 11, 2026 · REGULAR
W
36, 24 vs Cardinals
2026-04 · Oct 4, 2026 · REGULAR
W
12, 7 vs Titans
2026-03 · Sep 27, 2026 · REGULAR
L
6, 28 @ Rams
2026-02 · Sep 21, 2026 · REGULAR
W
28, 20 vs Cowboys
2026-01 · Sep 13, 2026 · REGULAR
W
34, 17 vs Cowboys
2025-18 · Jan 4, 2026 · REGULAR
W
34, 10 @ Raiders
2025-17 · Dec 28, 2025 · REGULAR
Other "Payton" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname, ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Active player
Pittsburg State (KS) alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Pittsburg State (KS).
Dallis Flowers
CB · 2022 · Bears
DeVante Bausby
CB · 2015 · Patriots
Gavin Lutman
WR · 2015 · Titans
John Brown
WR · 2014 · Bills
Germaine Race
RB · 2007 · Chargers
Brian Moorman
P · 2001 · Bills
Ben Peterson
LB · 1999 · Bengals
Ray Staten
WR · 1993 · Chargers
Ronald Moore
RB · 1993 · Dolphins
Troy Wilson
DE · 1993 · 49ers
CB peers of the era
Other CBs who debuted within five seasons of Rico Payton.
Beanie Bishop Jr.
Debut 2024 · #22 · Saints
Brandon Codrington
Debut 2024 · #17 · Texans
Cam Hart
Debut 2024 · #20 · Chargers
Charles Woods
Debut 2024 · #22 · Patriots
Chau Smith-Wade
Debut 2024 · #26 · Panthers
Christian Roland-Wallace
Debut 2024 · #30 · Chiefs
Cooper DeJean
Debut 2024 · #33 · Eagles
Daequan Hardy
Debut 2024 · Steelers
Born on November 28
Paul Warfield
1942 · Cleveland Browns
Vern Den Herder
1948 · Miami Dolphins
Rick Middleton
1951 · Los Angeles Chargers
Jim Jensen
1953 · Green Bay Packers
George Andrews
1955 · Los Angeles Rams
Keith Eck
1955 · New York Giants
Preston Dennard
1955 · Green Bay Packers
Vic Minor
1958 · Seattle Seahawks