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VJ Payne

16

Safety · New York Jets

20
Role Score
Practice Squad / Camp Body
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
#228NYJ
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
22 yr
−4.1 yr vs NFL S1st percentile
Height
6'3"
+2.8" vs NFL S94th percentile
Weight
206 lb
+3.0 lb vs NFL S64th percentile
NFL Experience
0 years
Birth Date
Mar 17, 2004
College
Kansas State
Draft
2026
Draft Pick
R7 · #228

Availability & contract

Expected Games
2/17
Total Contract
—
This Year
—
Per Game
—

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
16
Roster Value−33.2 vs NFL S0th percentile
20
Role−27.3 vs NFL S0th percentile
0
Experience−41.4 vs NFL S0th percentile
81
Prime−9.1 vs NFL S8th percentile
50
Durability−16.2 vs NFL S11th percentile
0
Continuity−33.4 vs NFL S0th percentile
5
Draft Pedigree−23.3 vs NFL S39th percentile
—
Contract FitBenchmark unavailable

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where VJ Payne fits · Safeties

NYJ safeties, last season vs this season — VJ Payne is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Safeties: Ryan Slowik
#29Minkah Fitzpatrick819215/17950869688$7.4M29.96'1"207
#8Andre Cisco696212/177865739669$2.2M26.56'0"210
#6Dane Belton554017/17650989552$4.0M25.86'1"205
#27Malachi Moore583517/1753651009245$1.2M25.05'11"196
VJ PayneReserve list16202/170050815—22.56'3"206
Last season · 2025Safeties: Ryan Slowik
Isaiah OliverUnknown726215/178070879671—30.06'0"202
Andre Cisco696212/177865739669$2.2M26.56'0"210
Chris Smith II485514/1760829628—26.45'10"195
Jaylen MahoneyUnknown33553/170018950—25.85'11"191
Keidron SmithUnknown40455/17146531960$1.1M26.96'2"204
Jarius MonroeOn waivers30454/1731426960$1.1M26.06'2"205
Dean ClarkOn waivers474512/17235871930$1.0M25.36'0"206
Malachi Moore583517/1753651009245$1.2M25.05'11"196
Tony AdamsUnknown——13/17——————27.75'11"205

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