Tight end, Purdue, 2019–22
Payne Durham
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Suwanee, GA
- Born
- Jun 15, 2000
Payne Durham played tight end at Purdue (2019–22). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Durham in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last at Syracuse, 2022120receiving yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Illinois, 2022Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Purdue | 87 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Purdue | 87 | TE | So. | ||
| 2021 | Purdue | 87 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Purdue | 87 | TE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 255 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Purdue | 9 | 1.47 | – | – | 13.2 | – |
| 2020 | Purdue | 21 | 0.41 | – | – | 8.6 | 5% |
| 2021 | Purdue | 56 | 0.59 | 38th (n=410) | 0.67 | 32.9 | 8% |
| 2022 | Purdue | 61 | 0.61 | 37th (n=683) | 0.71 | 37.3 | 7% |
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 Purdue 13 games, 56 catches, 560 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 31–35 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 56–0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 29–32 | 9 | 83 | 2 | 18 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 28–26 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 20–10 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–29 | 7 | 109 | 1 | 56 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 43–37 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–35 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 3–24 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 31–24 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 26 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 17–9 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 30–16 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 22–43 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
2021 Purdue 10 games, 45 catches, 467 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 30–21 | 7 | 120 | 2 | 50 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 49–0 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 13–27 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 13–9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 24–7 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 13–30 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 28–23 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 31–59 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 32–14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 48–45 | 5 | 85 | 2 | 62 | – |
2020 Purdue 6 games, 16 catches, 166 yards, 3 TD
2019 Purdue 7 games, 9 catches, 82 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–24 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 7–35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 40–14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 20–26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 6–24 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 31–27 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 24–45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅝″ | |
| Weight | 253 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 5 | 58 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 11 | 115 | 2 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 24 | 18 | 189 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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