WSH · NT · #94
Daron Payne
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Daron Payne is the starting NT for the Washington Commanders.
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The Washington Commanders play next in Week 6, on the road against the San Francisco 49ers on Mon, Oct 19 (ESPN/ABC). Daron Payne is listed as the starter at NT going into that game.
Daron Payne is the only NT on the Washington Commanders depth chart right now.
Daron Payne's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 33-31 vs SEA (Sep 27); L 20-37 at DAL (Sep 20); L 22-24 at PHI (Sep 13).
Daron Payne wears No. 94, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 320 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Alabama.
Is Daron Payne playing this week?
Daron Payne is expected to start at NT for Washington Commanders. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
Washington Commanders Starting Lineup
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- SSNick Cross
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WAS | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | WAS | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | WAS | 15 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | WAS | 17 | 27 | 16 | 11.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | WAS | 17 | 28 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | WAS | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | WAS | 15 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | WAS | 16 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 9 yrs | 132 | 207 | 60 | 38 | 1 | 25 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#1 of 3 at NT in Sacks (2026)
Daron Payne is rated 78 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 68th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 68% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11vs NYGTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final 27-27
Oct 4INDTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Sep 27Wvs SEATKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 33-31
Sep 20L@ DALTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 20-37
Sep 13L@ PHITKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 22-24
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | vs NYG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | IND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | L@ DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daron Payne's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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