Tight end, Kent State, 2011–⁠15

Kyle Payton

Number: No. 84
Height: 6′3″
Hometown: Dublin, OH

Kyle Payton played tight end at Kent State (2011–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
2012	Kent State	7	38	5.4	14
2015	Kent State	2	17	8.5	10
Career		9	55	6.1	14

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2011	Kent State	84	TE
2012	Kent State	84	TE
2013	Kent State	84	TE
2014	Kent State	84	TE
2015	Kent State	84	TE	6′3″

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
2015	Kent State	2	1.12	–	–	2.2	–

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

2015 Kent State 1 game, 2 catches, 17 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 5	atIllinois	L 3–⁠52	2	17	0	10

2012 Kent State 6 games, 7 catches, 38 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Long
Aug 30	vs.Towson	W 41–⁠21	1	10	10
Sep 8	atKentucky	L 14–⁠47	1	−2	−2
Sep 19	atBuffalo	W 23–⁠7	1	5	5
Nov 3	vs.Akron	W 35–⁠24	2	20	14
Nov 10	atMiami (OH)	W 48–⁠32	1	1	1
Nov 23	vs.Ohio	W 28–⁠6	1	4	4

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

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