Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 43 | — |
| Target share | 17.4% | 230th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 67.4% | 216th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 44.2% | 338th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.1 | 435th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | 495th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 2.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 10 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 4 | — |
Charting
Where Payne's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted44 targets charted
2025 charting · Marshall
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Payne’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Marshall#110 · 5-3 | 8 | 78% | 30 | 269 | 0 | 17.4% |
| 2025 | Marshall#81 · 5-7 | 11 | 74% | 37 | 393 | 3 | 14.9% |
| 2024 | Marshall#49 · 10-3 | 10 | 47% | 17 | 168 | 6 | 7.4% |
| 2022 * | Marshall#57 · 9-4 | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | 1 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Toby Payne's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Toby Payne's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Penn State | L 0–45 | 7.9 | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Middle Tennessee | W 28–26 | 4.8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | @ Missouri State | W 30–24 | 6.2 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 |  Gardner-Webb | W 36–35 | 7.9 | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | @ James Madison | L 17–45 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  Coastal Carolina | L 21–27 | 7.0 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 |  South Alabama | W 20–13 | 8.3 | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | @ Old Dominion | W 36–23 | 5.3 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.5 | 30 | 269 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 30 | 146th / 2089 |
| Yards | 269 | 307th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 9 | 403rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Penn State | ✓ TE | 54 | ~49 (42–54) | 10 | · | 91% |
| Wk 2 · Middle Tennessee | ✓ TE | 61 | ~42 (36–51) | 2 | · | 69% |
| Wk 3 · Missouri State | ✓ TE | 71 | ~56 (47–68) | 4 | · | 79% |
| Wk 4 · Gardner-Webb | ✓ TE | 75 | ~65 (55–75) | 9 | · | 87% |
| Wk 5 · James Madison | ✓ TE | 81 | ~50 (42–60) | 2 | 1 | 62% |
| Wk 6 · Coastal Carolina | ✓ TE | 78 | ~61 (52–74) | 6 | · | 78% |
| Wk 8 · South Alabama | ✓ TE | 66 | ~58 (49–66) | 8 | · | 88% |
| Wk 9 · Old Dominion | ✓ TE | 72 | ~56 (47–68) | 3 | 1 | 78% |
| Season | 8 GS | 558 | 437 (374–522) | 44 | 2 | 78% |
Position Room
4 TEs on the Marshall roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Toby Payne | TE | SR | 30 | 269 | 0 | 17% | +0.14 |
| 80 | Shawn Rouse | TE | JR | — | — | — | 2% | -0.17 |
| 85 | Tracy Stephens | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Brandon Hettwer | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Marshall depth chart →