Fred Payton

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2022 Mercer 11 games, 3,019 passing yards, 32 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 27	vs.Morehead State	W 63–⁠13	11	17	248	4	0	5
Sep 3	atAuburn	L 16–⁠42	21	36	197	2	0	6
Sep 17	vs.The Citadel	W 17–⁠0	16	24	224	2	0	12
Sep 24	atGardner-Webb	W 45–⁠14	15	23	187	3	0	−4
Oct 1	atWofford	W 42–⁠7	20	25	330	2	0	3
Oct 8	vs.Western Carolina	W 49–⁠6	16	22	247	3	0	48
Oct 15	vs.East Tennessee State	W 55–⁠33	23	35	383	5	1	−3
Oct 22	atChattanooga	L 21–⁠41	19	28	250	3	3	32
Oct 29	atVMI	W 55–⁠14	17	24	176	4	3	27
Nov 12	vs.Furman	L 13–⁠23	29	41	263	2	0	0
Nov 19	atSamford	L 44–⁠50	30	51	514	2	1	38

2021 Mercer 1 game, 159 passing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 11	atAlabama	L 14–⁠48	9	15	159	2	1	10

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Point University, so that game is not listed.

2020 Coastal Carolina 6 games, 283 passing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 18	vs.Campbell	W 43–⁠21	0	1	0	0	0	1
Oct 24	vs.Georgia Southern	W 28–⁠14	15	28	252	3	2	38
Oct 31	atGeorgia State	W 51–⁠0	2	4	19	0	0	11
Nov 7	vs.South Alabama	W 23–⁠6	0	1	0	0	0	–
Nov 21	vs.App State	W 34–⁠23	–	–	–	–	–	7
Nov 28	atTexas State	W 49–⁠14	1	2	12	0	0	25

2019 Coastal Carolina 10 games, 1,421 passing yards, 12 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 31	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 23–⁠30	29	43	304	2	4	5
Sep 7	atKansas	W 12–⁠7	6	9	98	1	0	−16
Sep 14	vs.Norfolk State	W 46–⁠7	7	19	65	0	0	55
Sep 21	atMassachusetts	W 62–⁠28	16	18	203	1	1	19
Sep 28	atApp State	L 37–⁠56	20	31	240	2	1	37
Oct 12	vs.Georgia State	L 21–⁠31	10	16	99	0	0	31
Nov 7	vs.Louisiana	L 7–⁠48	3	3	62	1	0	6
Nov 16	atArkansas State	L 27–⁠28	11	22	149	1	1	23
Nov 23	atUL Monroe	L 42–⁠45	10	16	158	3	0	−6
Nov 30	vs.Texas State	W 24–⁠21	7	11	43	1	0	27

2018 Coastal Carolina 6 games, 677 passing yards, 6 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Oct 13	vs.UL Monroe	L 20–⁠45	3	3	34	0	0	6
Oct 20	atMassachusetts	W 24–⁠13	5	7	107	2	1	44
Oct 27	atGeorgia State	W 37–⁠34	12	17	222	1	0	62
Nov 3	vs.App State	L 7–⁠23	10	16	79	0	1	5
Nov 10	vs.Arkansas State	L 16–⁠44	11	18	146	2	0	26
Nov 17	vs.Georgia Southern	L 17–⁠41	8	14	89	1	0	10

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