Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013NC State
Quintin Payton
WR • 6'4" • Anderson, SC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Quintin Payton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Quintin Payton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · NC State. Quintin Payton reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,424
- Receptions
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Quintin Payton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,424
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · T.L. Hanna · NC State
- High school pipeline
- T.L. Hanna · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 481 receiving yards · WR 202nd (top 22%) · ACC 25th (top 13%) · National 219th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | NC State | 7 | 7 | 107 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2012 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 76 |
| 2012 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 48 | 761 | 2 | 76 |
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 23 | 481 | 3 | 60.5 |
Related Context
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Quintin Payton played WR for NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Quintin Payton recorded 1,424 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
NC State paired 798 primary output with 84.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 84.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: The Citadel
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · NC State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
61.4
Efficiency
84.4
Usage
16.1
Consistency
66
Best Game by takeover score
The Citadel
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 37. Tennessee: 129. UConn: 48. South Alabama: 61. The Citadel: 100. Miami: 83. Florida State: 79. Maryland: 51. North Carolina: 52. Virginia: 49. Wake Forest: 17. Clemson: 24. Boston College: 68
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 3 by 82.2. Tennessee: 4 by 100. UConn: 3 by 100. South Alabama: 5 by 81.3. The Citadel: 5 by 100. Miami: 2 by 100. Florida State: 6 by 87.8. Maryland: 4 by 85. North Carolina: 5 by 69.3. Virginia: 6 by 54.4. Wake Forest: 2 by 56.7. Clemson: 2 by 80. Boston College: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins60.6 · Games = 7 · -1.8 vs Losses
Losses62.3 · Games = 6 · +1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
The Citadel
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt | L 24-38 | — | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Boston College | W 27-10 | — | 4 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Clemson | L 48-62 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Wake Forest | W 37-6 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Virginia | L 6-33 | — | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ North Carolina | L 35-43 | — | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Maryland | W 20-18 | — | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 34 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Florida State | W 17-16 | — | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Miami | L 37-44 | — | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 41.50 | 0 | 73 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs The Citadel100 receiving yards | W 52-14 | — | 5 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs South Alabama | W 31-7 | — | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ UConn | W 10-7 | — | 3 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Tennessee100 receiving yards | L 21-35 | — | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 0 | 49 |
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
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NC State
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | NC State | 38 | 63.4 | 4.2 | 38 |
| 2011 Regular Season | NC State | 107 | 80.9 | 4.7 | 69 |
| 2012 Postseason | NC State | 798 | 84.4 | 16.1 | 691 |
| 2012 Regular Season | NC State | 798 | 84.4 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 481 | 88.5 | 10.7 | -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
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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
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#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
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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