Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Kent State
Kyle Payton
TE • 6'3" • Dublin, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Kyle Payton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Kyle Payton, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Kent State. Kyle Payton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 55
- Receptions
- 9
Quick Answers
Kyle Payton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hilliard Davidson · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Hilliard Davidson · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 17 receiving yards · TE 258th (top 85%) · Mid-American 154th (top 84%) · National 1,562nd (top 81%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 59.1 |
Related Context
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Kyle Payton played TE for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyle Payton recorded 55 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Kent State paired 17 primary output with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
17
Efficiency
56.7
Usage
10.5
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Split Comparison
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All Games17 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/5 | @ Illinois | L 3-52 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 |
Career Arc
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Kent State
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20112012201320142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Kent State | 38 | 33.3 | 9.1 | 38 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | -38 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 17 | 56.7 | 10.5 | 17 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 10 · W 35-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20
Receiving Yards
71.5 takeover
20 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 1 · L 3-52
17
Receiving Yards
63.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Towson
Week 1 · W 41-21
10
Receiving Yards
47.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Buffalo
Week 4 · W 23-7 · Conference game
5
Receiving Yards
28 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
5 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 13 · W 28-6 · Conference game
4
Receiving Yards
27.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
4 receiving yards with a 26.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Kent State
17 primary output · 56.7 efficiency · 10.5 usage
59.1
#2
2012 Regular Season · Kent State
49.6
38 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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