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2027 NFL Draft
Cole Payton vs CJ Carr
North Dakota State Bison
QB · #9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
QB · #13Cole Payton and CJ Carr are compared using 2027 Fanspeak Consensus rankings, 2025 college production from their player profiles, On The Clock draft activity, and creator scouting reports.
Lower consensus ranks and average picks indicate earlier draft projections. Missing values remain unavailable. Measurements and cross-position production are shown without winner labels. Change either player to open another shareable matchup.
| Cole Payton | Statistic | CJ Carr |
|---|
| 2,719 | Passing Yards | 2,741 (leading value) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Passing TDs | 24 (leading value) |
| Leading value: 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| Leading value: 72.0% | Completion % | 66.6% |
| Leading value: 777 | Rushing Yards | 33 |
| Leading value: 13 | Rushing TDs | 3 |
| Cole Payton | Statistic | CJ Carr |
|---|---|---|
| 6-3 | Height | 6-2 |
| 233 lb | Weight | 215 lb |
| Cole Payton | Statistic | CJ Carr |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fanspeak rank | #42 |
| — | Position rank | QB 6 |
| — | Average pick | 61.0 |
| — | Times drafted | 1,866 |
| — | Hype Score | 63 |
| — | Most drafted to |  347x |
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✓ Leading recorded value · — Unavailable
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Full player profileDean Kindig
19-30 and 2 TD, 1 INT vs MIA; 16-26 and 1 TD, 1 INT vs USC. Started all 12 games. Finished the season with 195 completions and a 66.7% completion percentage. Threw for 2,741 yards and 24 touchdowns. His 24 touchdown passes thrown were tied for the most passing touchdowns in a players first 12 career starts at Notre Dame since 1966. Tossed a touchdown pass in all 12 games, the longest-streak by a Notre Dame quarterback since 2014. Had nine games with multiple touchdown throws. Added 33 yards on the ground and three rushing touchdowns. Carr is the grandson of legendary former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. CJ's father, Jason Carr, and his grandfather both have extensive histories working with and coaching players who went on to become prominent veterans on the Buffalo Bills.
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