Tight end, Marshall, 2022–⁠26

Toby Payne

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Weight
237 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Poca, WV

Toby Payne plays tight end for Marshall. Last time out, against Coastal Carolina: 3 catches, 40 yards.

2026 so far

22 catches, 187 yards

Last game: 3 catches, 40 yards vs. Coastal Carolina, L 21–⁠27

Next game: vs. South Alabama, Oct 20

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 55@PSU
  2. 6MTSU
  3. 23@MOST
  4. 57GWEB
  5. 6@JMU
  6. 40CCU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8catches, career highat Penn State, 2026110receiving yards, career highat Georgia State, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Middle Tennessee, 2025

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2024

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Marshall22713.5115
2024Marshall171689.9632
2025Marshall3638710.8348
2026Marshall221878.5019
Career7776910.01048

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Marshall81TEYr 1
2023Marshall81TEYr 2
2024Marshall81TEYr 3
2025Marshall81TEYr 4
2026Marshall81TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″237

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
2024Marshall161.21––19.4–
2025Marshall460.4245th (n=1040)0.4619.65%
2026Marshall330.046th (n=829)0.431.38%

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 Marshall 6 games, 22 catches, 187 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atPenn StateL 0–⁠45855011–
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 28–⁠261606–
Sep 19atMissouri StateW 30–⁠24223018–
Sep 26vs.Gardner-WebbW 36–⁠35757019–
Oct 3atJames MadisonL 17–⁠451606–
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaL 21–⁠27340017–
2025 Marshall 11 games, 36 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.Missouri StateL 20–⁠214430260
Sep 13vs.Eastern KentuckyW 38–⁠7118018–
Sep 20atMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠28446220–
Sep 27atLouisianaL 51–⁠54329014–
Oct 11vs.Old DominionW 48–⁠24331021–
Oct 18vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠37546016–
Oct 30atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠44326015–
Nov 8vs.James MadisonL 23–⁠3531408–
Nov 15atGeorgia StateW 30–⁠185110148–
Nov 22atApp StateL 24–⁠2631809–
Nov 29vs.Georgia SouthernL 19–⁠242603–
2024 Marshall 10 games, 17 catches, 168 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atVirginia TechL 14–⁠311000–
Sep 21atOhio StateL 14–⁠491−10−1–
Sep 28vs.Western MichiganW 27–⁠20132132–
Oct 12atGeorgia SouthernL 23–⁠24214211–
Oct 17vs.Georgia StateW 35–⁠20453022–
Nov 9atSouthern MissW 37–⁠3234118–
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 31–⁠1931015–
Nov 23atOld DominionW 42–⁠351505–
Nov 30atJames MadisonW 35–⁠33116116–
Dec 7atLouisianaW 31–⁠31505–
2022 Marshall 2 games, 2 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Norfolk StateW 55–⁠3227115–
Nov 5atOld DominionW 12–⁠0–––––

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

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