Player Dossier

2009-2010

Eastern Michigan

Devontae Payne

QB • 6'6" • Cleveland, OH, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Devontae Payne is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

3

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

18

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Devontae Payne built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Devontae Payne's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8389

South · Cleveland, OH

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Devontae Payne, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Devontae Payne is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
210
Passing yards
217

Quick Answers

Devontae Payne quick answers

Latest team and position
Eastern Michigan · QB
Career Total Offense
210
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 6 games
Best season
2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · South · Eastern Michigan
High school pipeline
South · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Class 2010
2010 Total offense rank
210 total offense · QB 185th (top 65%) · Mid-American 55th (top 39%) · National 500th (top 38%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan00000-
2010 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan6210217-7042.2

Related Context

Devontae Payne played QB for Eastern Michigan. Across 2 tracked seasons, Devontae Payne recorded 217 passing yards and -7 rushing yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Eastern Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 210 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 41.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2010 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Loss with 136 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

6

Primary Metric / G

35

Efficiency

41.3

Usage

3.3

Consistency

20.2

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 14. Central Michigan: 136. Ohio State: -1. Vanderbilt: 5. Virginia: 0. Toledo: 56

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 3 by 24.1. Central Michigan: 25 by 55.2. Ohio State: 7 by 31.9. Vanderbilt: 5 by 42.8. Virginia: 1 by 33.3. Toledo: 13 by 60.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half49.7 · Games = 3 · +29.3 vs Second Half
Second Half20.3 · Games = 3 · -29.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

60.7 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 10/30vs ToledoL 7-426135646.20060.7
Sat 10/23@ VirginiaL 21-480100.00033.3
Sat 10/9@ VanderbiltL 6-5215520.00042.8
Sat 9/25@ Ohio StateL 20-7316816.70031.91-9-900
Sat 9/18vs Central MichiganL 14-52132413454.20055.212202
Sat 9/11@ Miami (OH)L 21-28131433.30124.1

Player Story

Devontae Payne story

Devontae Payne built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Devontae Payne's career was his passing role: 217 passing yards and 52 attempts across 6 career games in the available record. That gives Devontae Payne's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Eastern Michigan

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan0
2010 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan21041.33.3210

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Central Michigan

Week 3 · L 14-52 · Conference game

Loss with 136 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency.

136

Total Offense

54 takeover

136 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.

#2

vs Toledo

Week 9 · L 7-42 · Conference game

56

Total Offense

50.9 takeover

Loss with 56 yards of offense and 60.7 efficiency.

56 total offense with 60.7 efficiency.

#3

@ Vanderbilt

Week 6 · L 6-52

5

Total Offense

23.2 takeover

Loss with 5 yards of offense and 42.8 efficiency.

5 total offense with 42.8 efficiency.

#4

@ Miami (OH)

Week 2 · L 21-28 · Conference game

14

Total Offense

17.2 takeover

Loss with 14 yards of offense and 24.1 efficiency.

14 total offense with 24.1 efficiency.

#5

@ Virginia

Week 8 · L 21-48

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Total Offense

16.7 takeover

Loss with 0 yards of offense and 33.3 efficiency.

0 total offense with 33.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

210 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 3.3 usage

42.2

#2

2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

1

Above avg efficiency