Usage Score
3.1
Player Dossier
2022-2025Alabama
Damon Payne
DL • 6'4" • 311 lbs • Belleville, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Damon Payne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.7
Consistency
7.4
Season Value
10.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Alabama • Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Damon Payne, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Michigan. Damon Payne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Michigan paired 3 primary output with 10.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Alabama, Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Michigan
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.7
Usage
3.1
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 2. New Mexico: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Washington: 0. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 2 by 28.3. New Mexico: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.2 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=3 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Texas | L 27-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ohio State | L 9-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Northwestern | W 24-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Michigan State | W 31-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Washington | W 24-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 63-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New Mexico | W 34-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Alabama
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Alabama | 0.5 | 8.6 | 1.8 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Alabama | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 1.5 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Alabama | 0.5 | 7.9 | 2.1 | -1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 3 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#2
Kentucky
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.3 takeover score.
#4
Missouri
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.3 takeover score.
#5
UL Monroe
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Michigan
3 primary output · 10.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
10.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
10.3
3 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Alabama
7.2
1.5 primary · 7.5 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.9872
Belleville · Belleville, MI
- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
44
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.