Player Career

Jordan Payton Career Story

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Player Story

Jordan Payton story

Jordan Payton built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Santa Monica, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Jordan Payton's career was his receiving role: 201 catches, 2,702 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Jordan Payton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122012201320132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonUCLA20261.59.1
2012 Regular SeasonUCLA20261.59.10
2013 PostseasonUCLA44075.516238
2013 Regular SeasonUCLA44075.5160
2014 PostseasonUCLA95484.324514
2014 Regular SeasonUCLA95484.3240
2015 PostseasonUCLA1,10691.427.5152
2015 Regular SeasonUCLA1,10691.427.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona State

Week 5 · W 62-27 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

151

Receiving Yards

97.6 takeover

151 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Arizona

Week 4 · W 56-30 · Conference game

136

Receiving Yards

96.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Colorado

Week 9 · W 35-31 · Conference game

134

Receiving Yards

96.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Arizona

Week 10 · W 17-7 · Conference game

119

Receiving Yards

92.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Washington State

Week 11 · W 44-36 · Conference game

62

Receiving Yards

91.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · UCLA

1,106 primary output · 91.4 efficiency · 27.5 usage

87.8

#2

2015 Regular Season · UCLA

87.8

1,106 primary · 91.4 efficiency · 27.5 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · UCLA

79.5

954 primary · 84.3 efficiency · 24 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games