VJ Payne

Sposition#34jersey22age6' 3"height206lbsRookieexperienceKansas Statecollege

Injured Reserve · Knee · Payne (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 9 clash against Kansas City.

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 10:57 AM ET

VJ Payne is a safety for the New York Jets (No. 34). VJ Payne has not appeared in a box score yet in the 2026 season. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (knee).

Is VJ Payne playing this week?

VJ Payne is listed as injured reserve with a knee injury on the latest injury report: Payne (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 9 clash against Kansas City. The New York Jets play next at home against the Buffalo Bills on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What team does VJ Payne play for?

VJ Payne plays safety for the New York Jets, wearing No. 34. VJ Payne is 22 years old, 6' 3", 206 lbs. College: Kansas State. Rookie season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “VJ Payne 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/vj-payne (updated 2026-11-10).

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VJ PayneNew York Jets · #34

Not enough snaps yet2026 season

2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Payne has 0, 135 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tkl/g0 tkl
PD0 PD
INT0 INT
TFL0 TFL

Small sample · 0 of 135 defensive snapsMethod0 games0 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 17 min agoGlossary →

Payne is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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