Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Tennessee
JaVonta Payton
WR • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
JaVonta Payton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
JaVonta Payton built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Nashville, TN wearing No. 3, spending time with Mississippi State and Tennessee. The clearest part of JaVonta Payton's career was...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
JaVonta Payton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee. JaVonta Payton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 785
- Receptions
- 46
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
JaVonta Payton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 785
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hillsboro · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Hillsboro · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 413 receiving yards · WR 266th (top 26%) · SEC 38th (top 17%) · National 304th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 8 | 19 | 225 | 1 | 45 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 69.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 16 | 378 | 6 | 69.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mississippi State to Tennessee | P4 to P4 | 77.7 | Apr 20, 2021 |
JaVonta Payton played WR for Mississippi State and Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, JaVonta Payton recorded 9 rushing yards, 785 receiving yards, and 18 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Tennessee paired 413 primary output with 83 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 83 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 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 Mississippi State, Tennessee.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
37.5
Efficiency
83
Usage
9.8
Consistency
62.7
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 35. Bowling Green: 14. Tennessee Tech: 46. Florida: 82. Missouri: 35. South Carolina: 39. Ole Miss: 12. Alabama: 59. Kentucky: 78. Georgia: 8. Vanderbilt: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 2 by 100. Bowling Green: 2 by 46.7. Tennessee Tech: 3 by 100. Florida: 2 by 100. Missouri: 1 by 100. South Carolina: 1 by 100. Ole Miss: 1 by 80. Alabama: 2 by 100. Kentucky: 2 by 100. Georgia: 1 by 53.3. Vanderbilt: 1 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins36.2 · Games = 6 · -3.0 vs Losses
Losses39.2 · Games = 5 · +3.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
100 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | @ Purdue | L 45-48 | — | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Vanderbilt | W 45-21 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Georgia | L 17-41 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kentucky | W 45-42 | — | 2 | 78 | 25.3 | 39 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Alabama | L 24-52 | — | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 1 | 57 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Ole Miss | L 26-31 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs South Carolina | W 45-20 | — | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Missouri | W 62-24 | — | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Florida | L 14-38 | — | 2 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 56-0 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 1 | 29 |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Bowling Green | W 38-6 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
JaVonta Payton story
JaVonta Payton built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Nashville, TN wearing No. 3, spending time with Mississippi State and Tennessee. The clearest part of JaVonta Payton's career was his receiving role: 46 catches, 785 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 9 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 rushing yards, 18 tackles, and 203 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JaVonta Payton'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.
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Mississippi State
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Tennessee
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 147 | 78.1 | 8.4 | 147 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 147 | 78.1 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 225 | 62.6 | 8.5 | 78 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 225 | 62.6 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 413 | 83 | 9.8 | 188 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 413 | 83 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ LSU
Week 4 · W 44-34 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
122
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Florida
Week 4 · L 14-38 · Conference game
82
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 1 · L 28-38 · Postseason
39
Receiving Yards
79.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 10 · W 45-42 · Conference game
78
Receiving Yards
79.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Abilene Christian
Week 13 · W 45-7
34
Receiving Yards
69.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Tennessee
413 primary output · 83 efficiency · 9.8 usage
69.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Tennessee
69.6
413 primary · 83 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
45.9
147 primary · 78.1 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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