Player Career

Payne Durham Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue8253.85.2
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue16663.19.184
2021 PostseasonPurdue46758.515.1301
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue46758.515.10
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue5606515.993

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

85

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

52

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

3

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games