Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Northern Illinois
Leon Payne
WR • 5'10" • 183 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Leon Payne reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Leon Payne, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Leon Payne reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3
- Receptions
- 2
Quick Answers
Leon Payne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 2 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Simeon · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Simeon · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 14.1 | Jan 12, 2021 |
Leon Payne played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Leon Payne recorded 3 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 3 primary output with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
1.5
Efficiency
10
Usage
5.9
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 1. Utah: 2
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.
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half1 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
13.3 vs Utah
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 10 | 5.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 2 · L 6-17
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
2
Receiving Yards
44 takeover
2 receiving yards with a 13.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 1 · L 7-33
1
Receiving Yards
25.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
1 receiving yards with a 6.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
3 primary output · 10 efficiency · 5.9 usage
50.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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