Payne is an explosive athlete that can make explosive plays.
He's also a guy who can get washed out pretty quick and has had plays where he looks like a 3rd-grade girl soccer player where they all run in a pack with that skippety-hoppity kind of run.
Those plays are maddening to watch and I even screamed at my monitor, "what the hell are you doing!!!"
So, it's entirely possible that as teams look at him, they'll see good and bad and he may slip.
Also... he's not an NT.
I'd take Tim Settle over Da'Ron Payne for NT every day of the week and 100 times on Sunday.
Edit: watched some more Payne and I think he could be devastating as a NT in the 4-3, but I don't see him as a 3-4 NT. I still take Settle over Payne for us.
As I said in another thread, Vea would be ideal, but I can't see how we could trade up to get him. I think they'll try to replenish the roster and get some depth at positions.