FSU football: 5 defensive players who shined against California Bears
By Kelvin Hunt
Patrick Payton
Redshirt Junior Patrick Payton has had a quiet first three games this season. However, he made some nice plays against the California Bears on Saturday night.
He finished the game with five tackles and a career-high three sacks. He had a career-high 3.5 tackles for a loss.
Big Man Doing Big Things 😤
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Patrick Payton put up monster numbers tonight with 3 sacks and 3.5 TFLs tonight over Cal@FSUFootball | @Seminoles | #NoleFamily | #KeepCLIMBing | @drpepper pic.twitter.com/ei218hGpb9
Payton seems to be a bit more dialed in over the past few games and is at least playing with some heart and emotion. I could do without the lifting of the jersey implying what I won't say.
However, FSU will need him to continue to make an impact off the edge if they have any hope of slowing teams down enough to give this anemic offense a shot to get it together.