It was no secret the Eagles were going to take a quarterback at some point in the NFL Draft. The Eagles are one of a handful of NFL teams that believe in drafting QBs as frequently as possible. In the ...

The Eagles dipped back into the North Dakota State well in the 2026 NFL Draft, using a fifth-round pick on quarterback Cole Payton. Payton, who was considered a candidate to change positions before ...

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles drafted North Dakota State quarterback Cole Payton with the No. 178 pick in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Payton is an athletic quarterback who is projected to be a ...

For the fifth time in the last decade, North Dakota State has seen one of its quarterbacks selected in the NFL Draft. Cole Payton has now joined the rich lineage of Cam Miller (2025), Trey Lance (2021 ...

We’re used to seeing North Dakota State quarterbacks get drafted in the NFL. Cole Payton isn’t nearly the same level prospect as Carson Wentz and Trey Lance, who both went in the top three of their ...

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Chris Payton-Jones’ death in a car crash over the weekend came just weeks after he welcomed a baby daughter, it has been revealed. The former cornerback, 30, died in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday ...

"The kid never missed a workout, never missed practice, and never wanted to come off the field. Everyone loved him" Payton-Jones' high school coach said Daniel Levine is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. He ...

Jacksonville native Chris Payton-Jones, a former Sandalwood High School football standout who went on to play four seasons in the NFL and received widespread notice for his video production ...

Chris Payton-Jones, a former cornerback in the NFL and UFL, has died. He was 30. Via Justin Barney of News4Jax, Payton-Jones was involved in a car accident on Saturday night. Undrafted out of Nebraska ...

Former NFL cornerback Chris Payton-Jones has died at age 30 after being involved in a car accident in Florida on Sunday, April 12. The accident occurred when Payton-Jones’ car was struck by a pickup ...