30 Payton Betts
Payton Betts
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    150
  • Hometown:
    West Des Moines, Iowa
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Waukee
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    46.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Newcomer of the Year (2023)
  • Letterwinner (2023)
2023 | freshman
  • Appeared in every game for the Storm
  • Recorded 46 total tackles, nine pass breakups, and one interception
  • Voted the team’s Newcomer of the Year
High School
  • A 2023 graduate of Waukee High School
  • Third-team all-state in football (2023)
  • Two–time first team all-conference honoree
Personal
  • Son of Katy Lockhart and Eric Ritzman
  • Has three siblings: AJ, Jake, and Rylan
  • Majoring in accounting with a minor in coaching

Player Profile

Recent Games
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 30 25
Assists 16 11
Tackles 46.0 36.0
Tackles per game 4.6 4.5
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 1 0
Returned for touchdown 0 -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.5 2.5
Tackle for loss yards 8 4

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 Augustana (Ill.) L, 49-27 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 9 at Crown (Minn.) W, 48-46 3 2 5.0 - - 1.0 4 - - - 1 0 0 2 - -
Sep 16 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 21-13 8 1 9.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 23 Wartburg L, 63-0 3 3 6.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 30 at Buena Vista W, 55-28 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 Coe L, 28-0 4 3 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 2 0 0
Oct 21 at Luther W, 56-14 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 28 Dubuque L, 45-21 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 4 at Loras L, 82-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Central (Iowa) L, 69-14 3 1 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 20 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 20 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 20 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 20 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 10 30 16 46.0 4.6 0.0 0 3.5 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2024-25 10 30 31 61.0 6.1 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 53 5 0
Total 20 60 47 107.0 5.3 0.0 0 4.5 9 0 0 0 4 53 14 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month September 5 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 5 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 30 16 46.0 4.6 0.0 0 3.5 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Conference 8 25 11 36.0 4.5 0.0 0 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 13 13 26.0 5.2 0.0 0 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Away 5 17 3 20.0 4.0 0.0 0 2.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 3 9 2 11.0 3.7 0.0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Losses 7 21 14 35.0 5.0 0.0 0 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Month September 5 19 9 28.0 5.6 0.0 0 3.0 7 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
October 3 8 6 14.0 4.7 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
November 2 3 1 4.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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