Player Career

Quintin Payton Career Story

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

Player Story

Quintin Payton story

Quintin Payton built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Anderson, SC wearing No. 88, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Quintin Payton's career was his receiving role: 85 catches, 1,424 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with NC State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Quintin Payton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    NC State

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNC State0
2010 Regular SeasonNC State3863.44.238
2011 Regular SeasonNC State10780.94.769
2012 PostseasonNC State79884.416.1691
2012 Regular SeasonNC State79884.416.10
2013 Regular SeasonNC State48188.510.7-317

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wake Forest

Week 6 · L 13-28 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

98

Receiving Yards

91.3 takeover

98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs The Citadel

Week 4 · W 52-14

100

Receiving Yards

88.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Tennessee

Week 1 · L 21-35

129

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs East Carolina

Week 13 · L 28-42

91

Receiving Yards

80.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Duke

Week 11 · L 20-38 · Conference game

85

Receiving Yards

79.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · NC State

798 primary output · 84.4 efficiency · 16.1 usage

76

#2

2012 Regular Season · NC State

76

798 primary · 84.4 efficiency · 16.1 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · NC State

60.5

481 primary · 88.5 efficiency · 10.7 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games