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Cole Payton vs Darian Mensah
North Dakota State Bison
QB · #9
Miami Hurricanes
QB · #10Cole Payton and Darian Mensah 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 | Darian Mensah |
|---|---|---|
| 2,719 | Passing Yards | 3,973 (leading value) |
| 16 | Passing TDs | 34 (leading value) |
| Leading value: 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| Leading value: 72.0% | Completion % | 66.8% |
| Leading value: 777 | Rushing Yards | -32 |
| Leading value: 13 | Rushing TDs | 1 |
| Cole Payton | Statistic | Darian Mensah |
|---|---|---|
| 6-3 | Height | 6-3 |
| 233 lb | Weight | 205 lb |
| Cole Payton | Statistic | Darian Mensah |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fanspeak rank | #32 |
| — | Position rank | QB 5 |
| — | Average pick | 51.1 |
| — | Times drafted | 2,690 |
| — | Hype Score | 58 |
| — | Most drafted to |  678x |
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✓ Leading recorded value · — Unavailable
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Full player profileDean Kindig
19-28 and 3 TD in 2025 scouted game vs NCState. Insider Manny Diaz is HC Duke 2024 and 2025. 2025 (RSSoph): Transfer from Tulane. Ranked No. 28 on the CSN top-100 returning player list and No. 44 on the CBSSports top-150 players chart for 2025. The No. 3 transfer decision heading into 2025, according to ESPN.com. Slotted at No. 12 in The Athletic's 100 most impactful transfers of 2025. Named to the Maxwell Award Watch List. In 13 career games (13 starts), has completed 189-of-287 (.659) passes for 2,723 yards with 22 TDs and six INTs. Rushed 60 times for 132 yards (2.20) and one score. Compiled 2,855 yards of total offense. Led all American Athletic Conference (AAC) starters in yards per attempt (9.49) and completion percentage. Holds career TD responsibility of 23 (22 pass and one rush). Has thrown for 100+ yards in 12 games, 200+ seven times and 300+ in three contests. Led a Tulane offense that ranked among the top 10 nationally in third down conversion percentage (2nd/.525), yards per completion (6th/14.32), team passing efficiency (7th/166.86) and points per game (9th/37.15). Deep acc graph.
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