Tight end, Georgia State (from Western Carolina), 2016–⁠22

Aubry Payne

Number
No. 88
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Locust Grove, GA

Aubry Payne played tight end at Western Carolina (2016–⁠17) and Georgia State (2019–⁠22).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Ball State, 2021109receiving yards, career highvs. Ball State, 20212receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Ball State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Western Carolina177.007
2017Western Carolina12323.0023
2019Georgia State1320415.7640
2020Georgia State9667.3019
2021Georgia State2525110.0740
2022Georgia State133.003
Career5055411.11340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Western Carolina88TEYr 1
2017Western Carolina88TEYr 2
2019Georgia State88TEYr 4
2020Georgia State88TEYr 5
2021Georgia State88TEYr 6
2022Georgia State88TESr. (Yr 7)6′4″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Western Carolina (FCS)2-1.83––-3.7–
2017Western Carolina (FCS)12.92––2.9–
2019Georgia State150.88––13.2–
2020Georgia State160.13––2.1–
2021Georgia State280.83––23.46%
2022Georgia State1-0.07––-0.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Georgia State 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 12vs.UL MonroeL 28–⁠311303–
2021 Georgia State 9 games, 25 catches, 251 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.ArmyL 10–⁠43–––––
Sep 11atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠5917070
Oct 9atUL MonroeW 55–⁠21658215–
Oct 23vs.Texas StateW 28–⁠16339127–
Oct 30atGeorgia SouthernW 21–⁠142805–
Nov 4atLouisianaL 17–⁠211101–
Nov 13atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠402613–
Nov 27vs.TroyW 37–⁠10223113–
Dec 25 ✦vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠208109240–
2020 Georgia State 6 games, 9 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.LouisianaL 31–⁠342503–
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠291707–
Oct 15atArkansas StateL 52–⁠5921107–
Nov 7vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠341404–
Nov 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠24232019–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 39–⁠211707–
2019 Georgia State 9 games, 13 catches, 204 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atTennesseeW 38–⁠30217111–
Sep 7vs.FurmanW 48–⁠42120120–
Sep 14atWestern MichiganL 10–⁠57120120–
Sep 21atTexas StateL 34–⁠3721015–
Oct 19vs.ArmyW 28–⁠21343129–
Oct 26vs.TroyW 52–⁠33251140–
Nov 16vs.App StateL 27–⁠56125025–
Nov 30atGeorgia SouthernL 10–⁠38118018–
Dec 31 ✦vs.WyomingL 17–⁠38––––0
2017 Western Carolina 1 game, 1 catch, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atHawai’iL 18–⁠41123023–

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Davidson; Sep 16 at Gardner-Webb; Sep 23 vs. Samford; Sep 30 at Chattanooga; Oct 7 at Wofford; Oct 14 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 21 at VMI; Oct 28 vs. Furman; Nov 4 at The Citadel; Nov 11 vs. Mercer, so those games are not listed.

2016 Western Carolina 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 31–⁠441707–

No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Gardner-Webb; Sep 17 at East Tennessee State; Oct 1 vs. The Citadel; Oct 8 vs. Wofford; Oct 15 at Mercer; Oct 22 at Samford; Oct 29 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 5 vs. VMI; Nov 12 at Furman, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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