Player Career

Payton Mangrum Career Story

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Player Story

Payton Mangrum story

Payton Mangrum built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Greenville, SC wearing No. 19, spending time with East Carolina and South Carolina. The clearest part of Payton Mangrum's career was his receiving role: 16 catches, 284 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Payton Mangrum'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

    South Carolina

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Carolina

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina0———
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina441004.844
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina0——-44
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina31903.231
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina2757.86.3-4
2025 PostseasonEast Carolina18274.26.2155
2025 Regular SeasonEast Carolina18274.26.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025South Carolina to East CarolinaP4 to G5/FCS77Jan 19, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 39 Memphis

Week 12 · W 31-27 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

43

Receiving Yards

74.2 takeover

43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

#2

@ No. 98 Florida Atlantic

Week 14 · W 42-3 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

72.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

#3

@ Tennessee

Week 6 · L 20-45 · Conference game

44

Receiving Yards

72 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

#4

vs Wofford

Week 13 · W 56-12

16

Receiving Yards

70.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

#5

vs Furman

Week 2 · W 47-21

19

Receiving Yards

70.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · South Carolina

0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage

100

#2

2025 Postseason · East Carolina

60.8

182 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · East Carolina

60.8

182 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

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