Player Dossier

2015-2018

UCF

Tristan Payton

WR • 6'0" • 196 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Tristan Payton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

7.4

Efficiency

43.3

Consistency

50

Season Value

26.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Houston

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tristan Payton, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · UCF. Tristan Payton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

UCF paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 43.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Regular Season · UCF

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

6.5

Efficiency

43.3

Usage

7.4

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UConn: 13. South Florida: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins6.5 · n=2
All Games6.5 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UConn

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs UConn

Result
Fri 11/23@ South FloridaW 38-10
Thu 8/30@ UConnW 56-172136.56.5008

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UCF

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUCF26476.719.9
2016 PostseasonUCF1326410.4-132
2016 Regular SeasonUCF1326410.40
2017 Regular SeasonUCF0-132
2018 Regular SeasonUCF1343.37.413

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Houston

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

63

Primary metric

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Tulsa

57

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.

#3

Tulsa

59

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Stanford

28

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#5

UConn

13

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 43.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · UCF

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2015 Regular Season · UCF

64.3

264 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 19.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · UCF

37.4

132 primary · 64 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9063

First Coast · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

409

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Tristan Payton quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
409