Leonard Payne Jr.

DL • 6'3" • 300 lbs • Downey, CA, USA

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Leonard Payne Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 6
Program Path: Fresno State • Colorado
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

Player Story

Leonard Payne Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Downey, CA wearing No. 55, spending time with Colorado and Fresno State. The clearest part of Leonard Payne Jr.'s career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.758

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy · Los Angeles, CA

Committed To: Fresno State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2018

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Latest team and position: Colorado · DL
Career Tackles: 44
Tracked sample: 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
Best season: 2022 Regular Season · Fresno State
Top game: Wyoming
Recruit profile: 2-star · St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy · Fresno State
High school pipeline: St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 55 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank: 10 tackles · DL 596th (top 60%) · Pac-12 262nd (top 49%) · National 2,832nd (top 48%)

Leonard Payne Jr. played DL for Fresno State and Colorado. Across 6 tracked seasons, Leonard Payne Jr. recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Fresno State.

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