30 Payton Betts
Payton Betts
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    West Des Moines, Iowa
  • High School:
    Waukee
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    53.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    3
  • 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, Eric Ritzman, and Jared Betts
  • Has three siblings: AJ, Jake, and Rylan
  • Majoring in finance with a minor in marketing

Player Profile

Recent Games
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 23 16
Assists 30 27
Tackles 53.0 43.0
Tackles per game 6.6 7.2
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 3 2
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Augustana (Ill.) L, 30-13 5 2 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 2 0 0
Sep 14 Crown (Minn.) W, 45-7 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 21 0 - - -
Sep 21 at Dubuque L, 28-14 1 5 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 32 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Loras W, 66-14 1 5 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Central (Iowa) L, 59-14 6 8 14.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 12 Neb. Wesleyan W, 21-14 3 2 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 19 at No. 12/13 Wartburg L, 46-21 2 3 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 26 Buena Vista W, 24-16 3 4 7.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 9 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 18 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 - - - - - - -
Total 18 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 - - - - - - - -

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 8 - - - - 0 .0
Total 18 - - - - 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 8 23 30 53.0 6.6 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 53 5 0
Total 18 53 46 99.0 5.5 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 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -

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 - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 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 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 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 - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
October 0 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 8 23 30 53.0 6.6 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 53 5 0
Conference 6 16 27 43.0 7.2 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 32 3 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 9 12 21.0 5.3 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 1 21 2 0
Away 4 14 18 32.0 8.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 2 32 3 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 9 12 21.0 5.3 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 1 21 2 0
Losses 4 14 18 32.0 8.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 2 32 3 0
Month September 4 9 13 22.0 5.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 53 2 0
October 4 14 17 31.0 7.8 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

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