Alumni


Karl Paymah

Sport(s): Football
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Biography

A third-year cornerback who has developed into one of Denver’s top special-teams players, totaling 23 tackles on coverage units during his first two professional seasons.

Increased playing time on defense in 2006, making a career-best 14 tackles and adding the first two pass breakups of his career for the Broncos.

Ranked second on Denver with 12 overall special-teams stops in 2006 and led the club with seven stops on punt coverage.

Placed second on the Broncos with 11 special-teams tackles as a rookie in 2005, registering at least a share of the special-teams tackles lead in five games.

Earned honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference recognition during his senior season at Washington State University with 35 tackles and two interceptions.

Started the final 24 games of his career at Washington State after spending most of his first two college seasons on special teams and as a reserve cornerback.

Contributed to Washington State’s Pac-10 co-champion team in 2002 that appeared in the Rose Bowl as part of a secondary that featured future NFL Draft choices Marcus Trufant (Seattle), Jason David (Indianapolis) and Erik Coleman (N.Y. Jets).

Selected by the Broncos in the third round (76th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.