2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to Know Jeannette Jayhawk’s QB/LB Payton Hans Molter

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Daniel Reed | August 6, 2023

Payton Molter

Jeannette Jayhawks

Class Of: 2024

Position(s): LB/QB

Jersey Number: 9

Ht: 6’0 – Wt: 180lbs

Other Sports: N/A

Notable Awards or Recognitions:
First Team All Conference ILB
2nd Team All Conference QB

Offer Sheet: None at the moment

Twitter: @MolterHans
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Words from the Coach:
“Payton has evolved into an elite QB & LB. The great thing about Payton is, he is just as good as a person. He puts the work in & gets rewarded greatly on Friday nights. Payton Molter went from a back-up QB to a 1,000yd. passer & a team leader. Payton also was a 1st Team All Conference at ILB.”
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Let’s see how much we were able to get to know about Payton Hans Molter:

Why do you play football ?
I believe that when you are born in Jeannette, football is in your DNA.

Who is your favorite sports star and why ?
Troy Polamalu maybe the best safety to play the game, but more so for what he did off the field, visiting “Childrens Hospitals” and never having the cameras around when he did.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most ? Explain:
We had a play that I was lined up as receiver, went in motion for an end around, instead of running, I pulled up and passed it, for a TOUCHDOWN. The play was called back, but we had caught the other team so flat footed.

What was last year’s season like for you ?
We made the playoffs which I was happy for but, it was nowhere near Jeannette’s standards. We only lost two seniors, so I am looking forward to a much better season.

Who is the best player you have ever lined up against ?
Braylon Lovelace from Leechburg, he is certainly a great player and I wish him the best at Pitt.

What stadium, (HS/College/Pro) would you love to visit for a game ?
Neyland Stadium – University of Tennessee, it is a huge stadium and I love the tradition there.

What is your favorite Pro Sports team(any sport) ? Explain:
The Pittsburgh Steelers, not only because they are the home team, but they are and have been known for their defense and I love some defense.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why ?
The 2017 State Championship game, Jeannette won, it was so exciting, and my brother was on the team as well.

What sports movie could you watch every day if you had to pick one, and why ?
Remember the Titans, it is a family favorite, I also love how the team over comes major differences to play for one another and eventually brings together a city.

Name one thing you’d love to do in football that may never happen ?
Play football with both of my grandfather’s who played in college and have both passed.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Ice Hockey, I am not sure that I can’t, but I know that I cannot skate, and that is a large portion of the game.

What is your most embarrassing sports moment ?
We were at the state championship my Freshman year, and on the opening kickoff, a kid pancaked me and put me on my back. I was excited to be at the championship and forgot we were playing a game for a second, that never happened again.

Tell us something about playing for Jeannette that stands out, that others may not know ?
Playing for Jeanette, we are not just playing for each other, the school, and the tradition, but I believe here more so than any other city, we are playing for the community. We just recently had a 1-9 season, and the stands were still packed.

When you aren’t playing, practicing, or training for sports, what is your go to activity, and why ?
I like to hang with my family. I know it will not be long until we are spread throughout the country, and I am taking advantage of the time we are together.

Which one, Sheetz, Wawa, or Rutters ? Explain:
I have to say Sheetz, we do not have Rutters or Wawa here, but when I am out east, Wawa is not bad either.

What is your favorite vacation destination ?
I am going with the Outer Banks, we go there every year for two weeks in the summer and sometimes over Christmas. A close second in the Smokey Mountains.

Tell us something that you have a fear of ?
I HATE SPIDERS – also from the movie “The Replacements” … “Quicksand” !

Favorite School Subject ?
History, I am not sure why, but my brother and I love the old documentaries about WWII (maybe because my grandfather fought in the Pacific).

Favorite Band/Musician ?
I like all kinds of music, but I would have to say “Flogging Molly” or “The Dropkick Murphy’s.”

NBA, NHL, MLB, NCAAF, NFL, Which league is the best and why ?
I am honestly a fan of them all, it is hard to get into MLB when your favorite team is the Pirates, and by the end of April, they are already out of the pennant race.

Best Video Game Console(XBox/Playstation/Sega/Atari/etc) and why ?
I am sure this is a rhetorical question, but Xbox.

Airplane, Boat, or Vehicle(motorcycles included), how would you travel and to where ?
Airplane, it is the fastest and I have many destinations I want to go, but let’s start with Hawaii.

Name one thing in life(NOT SPORTS RELATED) you would like to achieve:
I want to have a successful career, but more so, I want to be a good person and true to myself and my beliefs. If I accomplish that, I am sure I will be successful.

Location you think would be the best place to live(ie: island, mountains, city, etc) ? Explain why:
Currently, I have only been to the shore and the mountains so, I would pick between one of those, but I know there is much more I have yet to see, so I would say still to be determined.

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