Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
Projection: First Round
Bio:
http://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3145
"An elite prospect along the interior of the defensive line … 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection … invited to Nike’s 2014 “The Opening” … five-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … ranked No. 14 in the final Scout300 and listed as the outlet’s No. 4 defensive tackle, No. 2 tackle the South region and No. 1 player in Alabama … the No. 3 defensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com and No. 19 in the Rivals100 … No. 1 player in the state by Rivals.com … No. 20 in the Prepstar Top 150 Dream Team … listed ninth among defensive tackles by ESPN and the No. 2 player in Alabama … No. 48 in the ESPN300 and No. 26 in the Southeast region … a five-star in the 247Composite where he is the No. 29 overall player and the No. 7 defensive tackle … No. 52 in the Top247 and the No. 7 defensive tackle … No. 2 in the final AL.com 2015 A-List … honorable mention Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team … participated in the 2014 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … coached by William Smith at Shades Valley High School … chose Alabama over Auburn, Florida State, Clemson and Georgia."
Seccountry.com - NFL draft expert: Alabama’s Da’Ron Payne will be ‘unleashed’ in the pros
“I think he’ll be better in the NFL than he was in college, because when you play for Nick Saban and he says, ‘You’re going to occupy the center and the guard so that Rashaan Evans and Reuben Foster can make tackles,’ you say, ‘Yes, sir.’ I think we’re going to see him unleashed a little bit in the pros.”
https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/nfl-draft-expert-alabamas-daron-payne-will-unleashed-pros
