Detroit Lions · EDGE RoomEDGE

#92 Payton Turner

Exp  5 yrs NFLAge  28Ht / Wt  6'6" · 270 lbCollege  Houston

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LDE2

Placement

Backup

Room

EDGE

Experience

YR 6

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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EDGE room context

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Payton Turner holds the LDE · Backup spot in Detroit Lions’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDE · StarterAidan HutchinsonStarter

RDE · StarterDJ WonnumStarter

LDE · BackupPayton TurnerBackup

RDE · BackupDerrick MooreBackup

Background & career

Payton Turner is a 6'6", 270-pound left defensive end entering his sixth season of professional football. A native of Houston, TX, Turner was selected 28th overall in the first round of the 2021 draft by New Orleans. He currently plays for the Detroit Lions on a one-year contract.

Houston2017 – 2020

Saints2021 – 2024

Cowboys2025

Lionspresent

College

HoustonDraftRound 1 · No. 28 overall · 2021 · NOAcquiredAcquired from New Orleans Saints · drafted thereHometownHouston, TX