Cole PaytonPhiladelphia Eagles
QB/Philadelphia Eagles

Cole Payton

Age 24.0 · Rookie · 6'3", 232 lb · North Dakota St. · 2026 R5 #178
Week 6—Not projected
ROS rank—Not on our board
DynastyQB76200 · #473
01

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
PHI
VS
Sun · Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Lincoln Financial Field
CAR
LinePHI -1.5Total40.5PHI implied21Rest7 days (CAR 14)Forecast60°F, wind 8 mph
Carolina Panthers defense vs QBs
#25of 32 in fantasy points allowed to QBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
19.4
pass yds
243
pass TD
1.25
rush yds
37

Allowed to QBs per game across 4 games. Best games against them: Caleb Williams (W1, 37.26 PPR, 269 py, 2 TD); Jared Goff (W4, 20.48 PPR, 412 py, 1 TD); Deshaun Watson (W3, 20.26 PPR, 144 py, 2 TD).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #19 against the pass, #31 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where CAR gives up QB passing points to QBs
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
2.1#30
0.0#2
1.0#16
Middle 10–19
1.5#27
0.6#10
0.6#7
Short 0–9
1.1#4
1.8#19
3.5#27
Behind line
0.5#21
0.0#6
0.5#22
StingySoft

Big number: QB passing points CAR allows a game to QBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 4 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

02

Game log

2026 · through W5

No catch, carry or pass recorded in 2026 yet.

Philadelphia Eagles have played 5 games.

03

Team

PHI
Points a game
18.4
29th of 32
Plays a game
57.4
28th of 32
EPA per play
-0.127
30th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
−8.5%
24th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
8.2
25th of 32
Motion rate
46%
16th of 32
Play-action rate
10%
28th of 32
No-huddle rate
9%
5th of 32

Philadelphia Eagles offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs WAS24-2224.855%−15.7Hurts25 att
W2vs TEN24-2023.356%−12.8Hurts37 att
W3vs CHI7-2723.060%−9.0Hurts25 att
W4vs LA20-2419.553%−7.7Hurts27 att
W5vs JAX17-1617.070%+2.8Hurts40 att

Depth chartQB, Oct 14

QB3
Cole Payton

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs QBs

W6
CAR
#25
W7
DAL
#28
W8
@WAS
#31
W9
NYG
#21
W10
BYE
W11
PIT
#2
W12
@DAL
#28
W13
@ARI
#30
W14
IND
#26
W15
SEA
#5
W16
HOU
#15
W17
@SF
#6
W18
@NYG
#21
Next 4
#26
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#9
average rank
Bye
W10

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to QBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Nick Sirianni. QB: Jalen Hurts (most pass attempts, Week 5).

04

Health

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W6
•

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Teammates on the report

questionable
questionable
questionable
IR (Hamstring)

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

05

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
200
#473 overall · QB76 · tier 13
Superflex
504
#437 overall · QB71
30 days
—
90 days +31
Peak
200
Oct 3, 2026 · 0% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
0Jul ’26200200

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
68
174
368

Teal dot = today (200). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. QBs about 24 valued near #400 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 39 players' worth).

06

Profile

Draft
R5 #178
2026 · 6th QB · PHI
Age
24.0
23 at the draft
Size
6'3"
232 lb
College
North Dakota St.

Athletic profilepercentile vs QBs at the combine since 2010

Height
6'3"
56
Weight
232 lb
85
40-yard dash
4.56s
92
Vertical
40"
99
Broad jump
130"
99
3-cone
7.12s
46
Shuttle
4.36s
44

College production

YearGPass ydsPass TDRush yds
2025North Dakota State132,71916777
2024North Dakota State81252165
2023North Dakota State112543384
2022North Dakota State11510278

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.