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

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 9@INST
  2. 27@SIU
  3. 81CARK
  4. 3WFL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

124rushing yards, career highat Southern Illinois, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Alabama, 2024

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Southeast Missouri State633104.9552
2025Southeast Missouri State552013.7114
2026Southeast Missouri State401203.0323
Career1586314.0952

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Southeast Missouri State1515210.1121
2025Southeast Missouri State9728.0029
2026Southeast Missouri State7446.3014
Career312688.6129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Southeast Missouri State22RBFr.
2025Southeast Missouri State22RBSo.
2026Southeast Missouri State22RBJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Southeast Missouri State (FCS)82-0.079th (n=576)0.10-5.513%
2026Southeast Missouri State (FCS)49-0.138th (n=478)0.10-6.417%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atIndiana StateW 23–⁠21690–––
Sep 12atSouthern IllinoisL 20–⁠34142715320
Sep 19vs.Central ArkansasW 27–⁠9188122120
Sep 26vs.West FloridaL 17–⁠20230–––
2025 Southeast Missouri State 8 games, 201 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atArkansas StateL 24–⁠4210380150
Sep 6vs.North AlabamaW 30–⁠2116810140
Sep 13atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠418171–––
Sep 20vs.Southern IllinoisL 31–⁠592100–––
Sep 27atUT MartinL 10–⁠34280–––
Oct 11vs.Tennessee StateW 28–⁠12350280
Oct 18vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠137140–––
Oct 25atTennessee TechL 23–⁠4272805550
2024 Southeast Missouri State 9 games, 310 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 24vs.North AlabamaW 37–⁠15199732290
Aug 31atNew Mexico StateL 16–⁠2361802240
Sep 7vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠42230–––
Sep 21atSouthern IllinoisW 38–⁠211812412270
Sep 28vs.Northwestern StateW 19–⁠041401120
Oct 5atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠27––––––
Nov 9atLindenwoodL 12–⁠24360–––
Nov 23atTennessee StateL 21–⁠28104515251
Nov 30vs.Illinois StateL 27–⁠351303350

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

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