Running back, Southeast Missouri State, 2024–26
Payton Brown
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 218 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hillsboro, MO
Payton Brown plays running back for Southeast Missouri State.
2026 so far
120 rushing yards, 3 TD
Last game: vs. West Florida, L 17–20
Next game: at Eastern Illinois, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
124rushing yards, career highat Southern Illinois, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Alabama, 2024Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southeast Missouri State | 63 | 310 | 4.9 | 5 | 52 |
| 2025 | Southeast Missouri State | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | Southeast Missouri State | 40 | 120 | 3.0 | 3 | 23 |
| Career | 158 | 631 | 4.0 | 9 | 52 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southeast Missouri State | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2025 | Southeast Missouri State | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 | Southeast Missouri State | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 31 | 268 | 8.6 | 1 | 29 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southeast Missouri State | 22 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Southeast Missouri State | 22 | RB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Southeast Missouri State | 22 | RB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 218 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southeast Missouri State (FCS) | 82 | -0.07 | 9th (n=576) | 0.10 | -5.5 | 13% |
| 2026 | Southeast Missouri State (FCS) | 49 | -0.13 | 8th (n=478) | 0.10 | -6.4 | 17% |
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
2026 Southeast Missouri State 4 games, 120 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | W 23–21 | 6 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at | L 20–34 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 27–9 | 18 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 17–20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
2025 Southeast Missouri State 8 games, 201 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 24–42 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 30–21 | 16 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 14–41 | 8 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 31–59 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 10–34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 28–12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 42–13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 23–42 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
2024 Southeast Missouri State 9 games, 310 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. | W 37–15 | 19 | 97 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | at | L 16–23 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 38–21 | 18 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 19–0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 38–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 12–24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 21–28 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 27–35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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