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
61
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
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- 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,275
- Receptions
- 126
- Touchdowns
- 21
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 7 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 32.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 16 | 166 | 3 | 46.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 10 | 5 | 85 | 2 | 56.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 40 | 382 | 4 | 56.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 56 | 560 | 8 | 68.4 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Purdue paired 560 primary output with 65 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 65 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
43.1
Efficiency
65
Usage
15.9
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 43. Indiana State: 7. Syracuse: 83. Florida Atlantic: 17. Minnesota: 21. Maryland: 109. Nebraska: 30. Wisconsin: 66. Iowa: 35. Illinois: 70. Northwestern: 30. Indiana: 39. Michigan: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 3 by 95.6. Indiana State: 1 by 46.7. Syracuse: 9 by 61.5. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 28.3. Minnesota: 4 by 35. Maryland: 7 by 100. Nebraska: 5 by 40. Wisconsin: 6 by 73.3. Iowa: 2 by 100. Illinois: 7 by 66.7. Northwestern: 2 by 100. Indiana: 4 by 65. Michigan: 2 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins40.4 · Games = 8 · -7.0 vs Losses
Losses47.4 · Games = 5 · +7.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/4 | @ Michigan | L 22-43 | — | 2 | 10 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Indiana | W 30-16 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Northwestern | W 17-9 | — | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Illinois2+ TD | W 31-24 | — | 7 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Iowa | L 3-24 | — | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Wisconsin | L 24-35 | — | 6 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Nebraska | W 43-37 | — | 5 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Maryland100 receiving yards | W 31-29 | — | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 1 | 56 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Minnesota | W 20-10 | — | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 28-26 | — | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ SyracuseHigh volume · 2+ TD | L 29-32 | — | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 2 | 18 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Indiana State | W 56-0 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Penn State | L 31-35 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 23 |
Player Story
Payne Durham 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, 1,275 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Payne Durham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2019-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 82 | 53.8 | 5.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 166 | 63.1 | 9.1 | 84 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 467 | 58.5 | 15.1 | 301 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 467 | 58.5 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 560 | 65 | 15.9 | 93 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 30-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
120
Receiving Yards
93.4 takeover
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 6 · W 31-29 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
92.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 13-30 · Conference game
112
Receiving Yards
92.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 83 efficiency score.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 1 · W 48-45 · Postseason
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Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
77.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Purdue
560 primary output · 65 efficiency · 15.9 usage
68.4
#2
2021 Postseason · Purdue
56.8
467 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 15.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Purdue
56.8
467 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 15.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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