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Cooper Payton

Cooper Payton

Cooper Payton

Linebacker
2026 Class
6'1" Height
180 Weight
Clay-Battelle School
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Cooper
Payton LB
Class
2026
Height
6'1"
Weight
180
HS
Clay-Battelle
|
WV
2026 Clay-Battelle LB Cooper Payton is a small-school linebacker whose impact comes from effort and awareness. He stays...
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Cooper Payton is a 6'1" Linebacker in the 2026 class. Payton attends Clay-Battelle in West Virginia. Payton's Player Profile was created on November 5, 2025. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Cooper Payton is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Cooper
Payton LB
Class
2026
Height
6'1"
Weight
180
HS
Clay-Battelle
|
WV
Cooper Payton
2026 Clay-Battelle LB Cooper Payton is a small-school linebacker whose impact comes from effort and awareness. He stays...
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2026 Clay-Battelle LB Cooper Payton Cooper Payton 6'1" | 180 lbs | LB Clay-Battelle | 2026 State WV is a small-school linebacker whose impact comes from effort and awareness. He stays active in pursuit and consistently finds himself around the football. That motor will translate well at the next level for a small college program.

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Final 2026 Rankings: The LBs (Pt. 1)

Final 2026 Rankings: The LBs (Pt. 1)

Prep Redzone Staff • December 23, 2025

PRZ WV Class A All-State Team: Defense

PRZ WV Class A All-State Team: Defense

Prep Redzone Staff • December 11, 2025

Clay-Battelle Game Scores

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Wheeling Central Catholic (#12) Wheeling Central Catholic 10-2
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Clay-Battelle (#11) Clay-Battelle 11-2
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Cameron (#24) Cameron 9-4
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Clay-Battelle (#11) Clay-Battelle 11-2
24
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Wirt County (#40) Wirt County 8-4
14
Clay-Battelle (#11) Clay-Battelle 11-2
46
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