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, 2021Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Carolina | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | Western Carolina | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 6 | 40 |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 25 | 251 | 10.0 | 7 | 40 |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 50 | 554 | 11.1 | 13 | 40 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Carolina | 88 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Western Carolina | 88 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | Yr 6 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia State | 88 | TE | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 2 | -1.83 | – | – | -3.7 | – |
| 2017 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 1 | 2.92 | – | – | 2.9 | – |
| 2019 | Georgia State | 15 | 0.88 | – | – | 13.2 | – |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 16 | 0.13 | – | – | 2.1 | – |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 28 | 0.83 | – | – | 23.4 | 6% |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 1 | -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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 28–31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
2021 Georgia State 9 games, 25 catches, 251 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 10–43 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 17–59 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 55–21 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 15 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 28–16 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 21–14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 17–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 42–40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 37–10 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. | W 51–20 | 8 | 109 | 2 | 40 | – |
2020 Georgia State 6 games, 9 catches, 66 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 31–34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 49–29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 52–59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 52–34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 30–24 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 39–21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
2019 Georgia State 9 games, 13 catches, 204 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 38–30 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 48–42 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 10–57 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 34–37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 28–21 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 52–33 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 27–56 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 10–38 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 17–38 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
2017 Western Carolina 1 game, 1 catch, 23 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 18–41 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | at | L 31–44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
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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