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Player Dossier
2008-2011UNLV
Phillip Payne
WR • 6'3" • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Phillip Payne reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Phillip Payne built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 4, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Phillip Payne's career was his receiving role: 171...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Phillip Payne, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · UNLV. Phillip Payne reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,295
- Receptions
- 171
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Phillip Payne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,295
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Western · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Western · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 509 receiving yards · WR 166th (top 21%) · Mountain West 9th (top 8%) · National 190th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 29 | 436 | 7 | 65.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | UNLV | 11 | 58 | 661 | 7 | 78 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UNLV | 11 | 40 | 689 | 5 | 85.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UNLV | 11 | 44 | 509 | 7 | 66.7 |
Related Context
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Phillip Payne played WR for UNLV. Across 4 tracked seasons, Phillip Payne recorded 2,295 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
UNLV paired 689 primary output with 90.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 87.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
48.4
Efficiency
87.9
Usage
16.8
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 52. Utah: 60. Arizona State: 31. Iowa State: 37. Nevada: 28. Colorado State: 37. Air Force: 124. BYU: 46. New Mexico: 21
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 4 by 86.7. Utah: 3 by 100. Arizona State: 5 by 41.3. Iowa State: 2 by 100. Nevada: 2 by 93.3. Colorado State: 2 by 100. Air Force: 6 by 100. BYU: 3 by 100. New Mexico: 2 by 70
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins35.3 · Games = 4 · -23.8 vs Losses
Losses59 · Games = 5 · +23.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
100 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/9 | vs New Mexico | W 27-20 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ BYU | L 35-42 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Air Force100 receiving yards | L 28-29 | — | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 1 | 28 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Colorado State | L 28-41 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 32 |
| Sun 9/28 | vs Nevada | L 27-49 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Iowa State | W 34-31 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 1 | 25 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Arizona State2+ TD | W 23-20 | — | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 2 | 9 |
| Sun 9/7 | @ Utah | L 21-42 | — | 3 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 45 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Utah State | W 27-17 | — | 4 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
Player Story
Phillip Payne story
Phillip Payne built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 4, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Phillip Payne's career was his receiving role: 171 catches, 2,295 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.
The arc is straightforward: Phillip Payne moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | UNLV | 436 | 87.9 | 16.8 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | UNLV | 661 | 70.4 | 23.8 | 225 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UNLV | 689 | 90.8 | 27 | 28 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UNLV | 509 | 64.9 | 28 | -180 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Air Force
Week 8 · L 28-29 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
124
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 5 · L 26-44
170
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
170 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Southern Utah
Week 4 · L 16-41
175
Receiving Yards
96.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
175 receiving yards with a 89.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 13 · W 28-24 · Conference game
107
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 5 · L 28-63
112
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · UNLV
689 primary output · 90.8 efficiency · 27 usage
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#2
2009 Regular Season · UNLV
78
661 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 23.8 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · UNLV
66.7
509 primary · 64.9 efficiency · 28 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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