Payton Page

Stout defensive tackle who enters 2024 credited with 33 tackles (4.0 for loss), a pass breakup, two fumble recoveries and a blocked field goal in 527 defensive snaps over 39 career games.
2023: Credited with 11 tackles (0.5 for loss) and a fumble recovery in 238 snaps over 13 games … made season debut at Duke … added two tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. Florida Atlantic … contributed one tackle vs. No. 4 Florida State … recorded his second career fumble recovery at Syracuse … recorded one tackle vs. Wake Forest … made one tackle at NC State … added a tackle vs. No. 12 Notre Dame … credited with three tackles vs. Georgia Tech … made one tackle vs. No. 20 North Carolina … added one tackle at South Carolina.
2022: Credited with 14 tackles (3.5 for loss), a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and a blocked field goal while playing 213 defensive snaps over 14 games …made one tackle at Georgia Tech … added two stops vs. Furman … broke up a pass and blocked a field goal vs. Louisiana Tech, Clemson’s first blocked field goal since the 2020 season opener … added a tackle for loss at No. 21 Wake Forest … contributed three tackles and his first career fumble recovery at Boston College … posted a tackle for loss at Florida State … added another tackle for loss vs. No. 14 Syracuse … made one tackle at Notre Dame … contributed a tackle vs. Miami (Fla.) … made one tackle vs. No. 24 North Carolina … posted two tackles (0.5 for loss) in the Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee.
2021: Credited with eight tackles in 76 defensive snaps over 12 games … made Clemson debut vs. No. 5 Georgia … added a tackle vs. SC State … credited with three tackles at No. 23 Pitt … made one tackle vs. UConn … made three tackles in only six snaps vs. Iowa State.
Before Clemson: National top 40 player according to ESPN.com … four-star recruit by all services … ranked No. 30 in the nation by ESPN.com, the third-highest-ranked Clemson player in the class … Rivals.com ranked him the No. 50 player in the nation … ESPN.com listed him as the fourth-best defensive tackle in the nation and third-best player in North Carolina … Rivals.com listed him as the fourth-best defensive tackle and second-best player in North Carolina … PrepStar five-star recruit and Top 150 Dream Team selection who ranked as the nation’s No. 35 recruit, including the No. 4 defensive tackle prospect and No. 2 player in North Carolina …invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Game … did not have a 2020 high school season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … three-year starter … had 191 career tackles, including 55 tackles for loss … had at least one tackle for loss in every game his sophomore and junior seasons, a streak of 27 straight games … had 71 tackles, including 26 tackles for loss, in 2019 … had 80 tackles as a sophomore in 2018, including 26 tackles for loss and 10 sacks in the 14 games … model of consistency who had a sack in 10 different games that year … as a freshman in 2017, posted 40 tackles, including three tackles for loss, in 11 games … Dudley posted a 30-10 record over his three years on the team … committed to Clemson on July 28, 2020 … recruited by Robbie Caldwell and Todd Bates … played for Steven Davis at Dudley High School … graduate of the same high school as College Football Hall of Famer and current Clemson Assistant Athletic Director for Player Relations Jeff Davis … selected Clemson over Tennessee and North Carolina.
Personal: Enrolled at Clemson in January 2021 … born Sept. 27, 2002 … parks, recreation and tourism management major.
Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide