Cole Payton
QB
PHI
Age 24
QB52
Dynasty 1QB
11
Overall 290
Superflex
8
-27% vs 1QB
Player facts
Age
24
Height
6′2″
Weight
232 lb
College
North Dakota State
Drafted
2026
Season
Rookie
Jersey
#18
Expert rank
292.4
Where he sits
All 95 ranked quarterbacks by dynasty value, log scale.
- QB12 — where a 12-team league runs out of starting slots1,802
- QB52 — Cole Payton11
QB52 of 95, 1,791 short of it, with 43 priced below him.
What makes up his value
- Consensus rank11100%
At 24 he is inside the QB peak of 24-30, so the age curve takes nothing off his price.
The QB age curve
What his consensus rank is worth at every age, holding that rank constant.
Quarterbacks peak at 24-30.
What would have to change
1,791 to a starting job
A QB12 season prices at 1,802. At 24 he is still inside the QB peak of 24-30, so what holds this price down is snaps rather than the age curve.
Value over time
-5 across 8 snapshots
Value by format
| League | Value | vs base |
|---|---|---|
| Dynasty, 1QB | 11 | 0% |
| Dynasty, superflex | 8 | -27% |
| Redraft, 1QB | 11 | 0% |
| Redraft, superflex | 8 | -27% |
What he costs in picks
A pick package that reaches Cole Payton’s 1QB dynasty price of 11.
- 2026 Pick 4.0811
- Package total11
Within the ±5% fair band.
Comparable players
| Player | Pos | Age | Value | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Klubnik | QB | 23.1 | 11 | — | Compare |
| Trey Benson | RB | 24.3 | 11 | — | Compare |
| Kalif Raymond | WR | 32.2 | 10 | -1 | Compare |
| Calvin Austin III | WR | 27.6 | 10 | -1 | Compare |
| Darius Slayton | WR | 29 | 10 | -1 | Compare |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | 31.1 | 10 | -1 | Compare |