Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Georgia State
Trey Payne
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Warner Robins, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Trey Payne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Georgia State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee State
Player Story
Trey Payne built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Warner Robins, GA wearing No. 42, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Trey Payne's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Trey Payne, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Georgia State. Trey Payne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 131
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Trey Payne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 131
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Georgia State
- Top game
- Tennessee State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Northside · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- Northside · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · LB 207th (top 19%) · Sun Belt 31st (top 6%) · National 376th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 10 | 65 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Georgia State | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 12 | 60 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
Related Context
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Trey Payne played LB for Georgia State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Trey Payne recorded 131 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Georgia State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Georgia State paired 8 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Georgia State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
7.6
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Tennessee State: 3. Penn State: 0. Charlotte: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. UL Monroe: 1.5. Troy: 0. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Texas State: 0. App State: 0. Idaho: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 6 by 30. Tennessee State: 8 by 63.3. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 6 by 35. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 7 by 44.2. Troy: 4 by 16.7. South Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. Texas State: 7 by 29.2. App State: 6 by 25. Idaho: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee State
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Tennessee State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | vs Western Kentucky | W 27-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs IdahoSplash game | L 10-24 | 8 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs App State | L 10-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Texas State | W 33-30 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Georgia Southern | W 21-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | vs South Alabama | W 21-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Troy | L 10-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ UL Monroe | W 47-37 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 27-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Charlotte | W 28-0 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Penn State | L 0-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Tennessee StateSplash game | L 10-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Trey Payne story
Trey Payne built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Warner Robins, GA wearing No. 42, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Trey Payne's career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Georgia State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Trey Payne's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia State.
The arc is straightforward: Trey Payne 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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Georgia State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 3 | 30.1 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Georgia State | 8 | 29.6 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 8 | 29.6 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee State
Week 1 · L 10-17
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 3 · L 17-23
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 14 · L 10-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
vs UT Martin
Week 8 · W 31-6
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Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#5
@ UL Monroe
Week 7 · W 47-37 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Georgia State
8 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
50.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Georgia State
50.9
8 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Georgia State
31.5
3 primary · 30.1 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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