Elfrid Payton
Elfrid Payton
Born: September 22, 1967
Gretna, LA
Position: LB,DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
College: Grambling State
High School: West Jefferson (Harvey, LA)
Career: 1991-2004
Elfrid Payton played from 1991 to 2004 during his career with the Baltimore CFLs, Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes, Shreveport Pirates, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Payton recorded 153.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
 Shreveport Pirates |
 Baltimore CFLs |
 Montreal Alouettes |
 Toronto Argonauts |
 Edmonton Eskimos |
 Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| 2004 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 50 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6.0 | 43.0 | 7.2 |
| 1993 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22.0 | 150.0 | 6.8 |
| 1994 | CFL Baltimore CFLs | 4.0 | 30.0 | 7.5 |
| 1995 | CFL Baltimore CFLs | 18.0 | 144.0 | 8.0 |
| 1996 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 6.0 | 51.0 | 8.5 |
| 1997 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 14.0 | 107.0 | 7.6 |
| 1998 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 16.0 | 118.0 | 7.4 |
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 16.0 | 108.0 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8.0 | 36.0 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 15.0 | 96.0 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16.0 | 87.0 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| 2004 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5.0 | 38.0 | 7.6 |
| Totals | 153.0 | 1016 | 6.6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 37 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | CFL Baltimore CFLs | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | CFL Shreveport Pirates | 12 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL Baltimore CFLs | 40 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 21 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 43 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| 1998 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 42 | 42 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 40 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2000 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41 | 41 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 41 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 48 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 35 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 485 | 474 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 192 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1993 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2001 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2004 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12 | |
| 1992 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | |
| 1993 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | |
| 1994 | CFL | Baltimore CFLs | 11 | |
| 1994 | CFL | Shreveport Pirates | 5 | |
| 1995 | CFL | Baltimore CFLs | 18 | |
| 1996 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 9 | |
| 1997 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 18 | |
| 1998 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 18 | |
| 1999 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 17 | |
| 2000 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 18 | |
| 2002 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 2003 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | |
| 2004 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
Awards
2002 - CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Honors
1993 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1993 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1995 - CFL CFL South All-Star
1997 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1997 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1997 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1998 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1998 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1998 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1999 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1999 - CFL CFL East All-Star
2001 - CFL CFL All-CFL
2001 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
2001 - CFL CFL East All-Star
2002 - CFL CFL All-CFL
2002 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
2002 - CFL CFL West All-Star
