Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Purdue
Payne Durham
TE • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Payne Durham reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Payne Durham built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a tight end from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 87, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Payne Durham's career was his receiving role: 126 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 171
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Payne Durham, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Purdue. Payne Durham reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Quick Answers
Payne Durham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,275
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Peachtree Ridge · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Peachtree Ridge · 29 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 37 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 560 receiving yards · TE 10th (top 3%) · Big Ten 15th (top 7%) · National 189th (top 9%)
Payne Durham played TE for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Payne Durham recorded 4 rushing yards, 1,275 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Purdue.
Recognition
Honors
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20222022 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediasecond
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
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