The waiver pickups
Brade, 6-foot and 209 pounds, played 11 games for the Ravens as an undrafted rookie in 2024. He logged only 11 snaps on defense but played 207 on special teams, second-most among Baltimore's defensive backs.
Prior to the NFL, Brade played four years at the University of Maryland and was a college teammate of Giants cornerback Deonte Banks, the 24th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Brade appeared in 42 games (25 starts) for the Terrapins, totaling 177 tackles (115 solo), 11 passes defensed, 9.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and one sack. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2022 and 2023 and voted a team captain as a senior.
Brade was a seventh-round selection of the San Antonio Brahmas in the 2024 UFL Draft.
He prepped at River Hill (Clarksville, Md.) High School, where he was named the Howard County Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. His 450 career tackles rank second in Howard County history.
His father, Ron, played football at Virginia Tech.
Payton, 6-foot and 182 pounds, signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Pittsburg State in 2024. In 16 games as a rookie, he racked up 13 special teams tackles (10 solo) and broke up a pass.
Payton spent his final four college seasons at Pittsburg State (Kan.) after starting his career at Southern Illinois. In 2023, he was named a team captain and earned All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association honors.