# Chris Payton-Jones

Chris Payton-Jones (born August 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Nebraska.

## College career

Payton-Jones started 26 games for Nebraska over the course of three seasons. As a junior, he had three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and 37 tackles, including three for loss and one sack and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention. Payton-Jones missed the first half of his senior season due to a knee injury.

### College statistics

| Chris Jones | Chris Jones | Chris Jones | Chris Jones | Chris Jones | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions |
| Year | School | Conf | G | GS | Solo | Ast | Tot | Sacks | Sacks-Yards | Int | PD | FF | FR |
| 2014 | Nebraska | B10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Nebraska | B10 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1–0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Nebraska | B10 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1–0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Nebraska | B10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Professional career
### Detroit Lions

Payton-Jones signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. Payton-Jones failed to make the Lions' 53-man roster at the end of training camp and was waived by the team on September 1, 2018.

### Arizona Cardinals

On September 3, 2018, Payton-Jones was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. Jones was promoted to the Cardinals' active roster on November 20, 2018. Payton-Jones made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018, against the Los Angeles Chargers. He was waived on November 27, 2018, and re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2018.
Payton-Jones made his first career start on September 22, 2019, against the Carolina Panthers. Payton-Jones was waived by the Cardinals on October 9, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. On November 8, 2019, Payton-Jones was promoted to the active roster.
On September 5, 2020, Payton-Jones was waived during the final roster cuts. He was re-signed to the practice squad a day later.

### Detroit Lions (second stint)

On September 16, 2020, Payton-Jones was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Cardinals practice squad. He was waived on October 17. He was re-signed on October 21, but waived again on October 24.

### Minnesota Vikings

Payton-Jones was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on October 26, 2020.

### Tennessee Titans

Payton-Jones signed with the Tennessee Titans on April 23, 2021. He was released on September 6, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 10, 2021. He was waived on January 4, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.

### Las Vegas Raiders

Payton-Jones signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on June 13, 2022. He was released on August 23, 2022.

### Seattle Sea Dragons

On November 17, 2022, Payton-Jones was drafted by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).

### St. Louis Battlehawks

On January 5, 2024, Payton-Jones was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft. He signed with the team on January 29. He re-signed with the team on August 26, 2024.