Chris Payton-Jones
No. 9 – St. Louis Battlehawks | |||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | August 13, 1995||||||
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 | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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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.
College career
[edit]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
[edit]Chris Jones | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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Year | School | Conf | G | GS | Solo | Ast | Tot | Sacks | Sacks-Yards | Int | PD | FF | FR |
2014 | Nebraska | B10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | Nebraska | B10 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Nebraska | B10 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Nebraska | B10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
[edit]Detroit Lions
[edit]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
[edit]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)
[edit]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
[edit]Payton-Jones was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on October 26, 2020.[19]
Tennessee Titans
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arizona Cardinals promote former Husker Chris Jones to active roster". Omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Meinke, Kyle (April 28, 2018). "UDFA tracker: Lions sign wave of defensive backs after draft". MLive.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Reisman, Jeremy; Platt, Kent Lee (September 1, 2018). "NFL roster cuts: Detroit Lions waive cornerback Chris Jones". PrideOfDetroit.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Katherine (September 3, 2018). "With roster set, Cardinals begin preparing for season opener against Washington". The Arizona Republic. USA Today Network. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (November 20, 2018). "Cardinals sign David Amerson, promote Chris Jones, Jalen Tolliver". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Horn, Christian (November 25, 2018). "Former Huskers making big contributions in NFL this season". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 27, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Cornerbacks Dontae Johnson and Quinten Rollins". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 29, 2018). "Cardinals Bring Back Offensive Lineman Will Holden". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (December 18, 2018). "Cardinals Make More Moves At Cornerback". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals - September 22nd, 2019-Snap counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 9, 2019). "Cardinals cut cornerback Chris Jones". Profootballtalk.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 8, 2019). "Cardinals Put Brooks Reed On IR, Promote Two From Practice Squad". azcardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 5, 2020). "Cardinals Make Final Cuts To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". azcardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 6, 2020). "Cardinals Build Practice Squad, Including Weaver, Foster". azcardinals.com.
- ^ "Lions signed CB Chris Jones to the active roster". lionswire.usatoday.com. September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Lions activate Joe Dahl from IR, promote David Blough from practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. October 17, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 21, 2020). "Lions put Julian Okwara on IR, sign DB Chris Jones". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (October 24, 2020). "Detroit Lions activate Bo Scarbrough and Mike Ford from IR, release Chris Jones and Kenny Wiggins". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. Minnesota Vikings. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 23, 2021). "Titans Add Four Players to Roster". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 6, 2021). "Titans Activate TE Geoff Swaim from Reserve/COVID-19 List, Waive DB Chris Jones, LB Justin March-Lillard". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 7, 2021). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves On Roster, and Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 10, 2021). "Titans Move CB Kristian Fulton to the Team's "Designated for Return From Injured Reserve" List". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 4, 2022). "Titans Release DB Chris Jones and LB Joe Jones From the Active Roster, Along With Three Players From the Practice Squad, Including WR Golden Tate". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ "Raiders sign CB Chris Jones". Raiders.com. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Raiders trim roster to 80-player limit". Raiders.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ Larsen, James [@JamesLarsenPFN] (January 5, 2024). "Breaking: DB Chris Payton-Jones announced that he was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks in the #XFL Dispersal Draft yesterday" (Tweet). Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @UFL_PR (January 29, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @UFL_PR (August 26, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 27, 2024 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sandalwood High School alumni
- Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
- American football cornerbacks
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Detroit Lions players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Las Vegas Raiders players
- Seattle Sea Dragons players
- St. Louis Battlehawks players