Usage Score
8.3
Player Dossier
2025-2025Rice
Payton Matthews
WR • 5'11" • 180 lbs • San Antonio, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Payton Matthews reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
88.4
Consistency
36.8
Season Value
58.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Rice
2525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Payton Matthews, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Rice. Payton Matthews reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Payton Matthews played WR for Rice. Across 1 tracked season, Payton Matthews recorded 93 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Rice paired 93 primary output with 88.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 88.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Rice
Games
4
Receiving Yards / G
23.3
Efficiency
88.4
Usage
8.3
Consistency
36.8
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 54. Florida Atlantic: 10. UTSA: 13. North Texas: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 1 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 66.7. UTSA: 1 by 86.7. North Texas: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses23.3 · Games = 4
First Half32 · Games = 2 · +17.5 vs Second Half
Second Half14.5 · Games = 2 · -17.5 vs First Half
All Games23.3 · Games = 4
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Texas State
Career Arc
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- 1
Rice
2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Rice | 93 | 88.4 | 8.3 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rice | 93 | 88.4 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
54
Primary metric
54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
North Texas
16
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
UTSA
13
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#4
Florida Atlantic
10
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
10 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Rice
93 primary output · 88.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
58.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Rice
58.4
93 primary · 88.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.827
Harlan · San Antonio, TX
- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
93
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 4 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.