He was an Honorable Mention All-American and a finalist for the Walter Payton Award (FCS Heisman Trophy). He helped lead North Dakota State to a 12-1 record and the top seed in the FCS playoffs.
The 6-foot-2, 232-pound Payton joins an Eagles quarterback group of Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, and Andy Dalton.
Cole Payton: “I’m just so excited to get to Philly and learn from a great room of quarterbacks and some great offensive minds and a great coaching staff that I’m excited to get to know better and just learn and grow. I think with my hard work and ability to want to improve every single day, I think it’ll work itself out.”
Head Coach Nick Sirianni: “Really good with the ball in his hands in the quarterback run game. Made great decisions with the football, accurate passer. … But there’s some wild plays on his tape that are really impressive. I mean, I think I charted, like, four times he jumped over somebody or wrote down a bunch of times he’s the best athlete on the field. Big, strong, really excited about him.”