Defensive line, Colorado (from Fresno State), 2018–23
Leonard Payne Jr.
- Number
- No. 55
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Downey, CA
Leonard Payne Jr. played defensive line at Fresno State (2018–22) and Colorado (2023).
Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2018 and 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Colorado | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 44 | 22 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fresno State | 55 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Fresno State | 55 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Fresno State | 55 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Fresno State | 55 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 55 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Colorado | 55 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 300 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Colorado 9 games, 10 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Nebraska | W 36–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Colorado State | W 43–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Arizona State | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Stanford | L 43–46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at UCLA | L 16–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oregon State | L 19–26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Arizona | L 31–34 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Washington State | L 14–56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Utah | L 17–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Fresno State 6 games, 9 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Cal Poly | W 35–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at UConn | L 14–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico | W 41–9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. San Diego State | W 32–28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Hawai’i | W 55–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at UNLV | W 37–30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Fresno State 8 games, 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks
2019 Fresno State 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | at Air Force | L 24–43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atSan Diego State | L 7–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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