Recent Payne Durham Notes
Payne Durham
STATS
Receiving Statistics
Season
GP
REC
YDS
TD
Long
REC/G
AVG/C
AVG/G
2018
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2019
12
9
82
4
26
0.8
9.1
6.8
2020
6
16
166
3
29
2.7
10.4
27.7
2021
12
45
467
6
62
3.8
10.4
38.9
2022
13
56
560
8
56
4.3
10.0
43.1
Total
45
126
1275
21
62
2.8
10.1
28.3
HISTORY
- Played in 45 games as a Boilermaker, making 126 catches for 1,275 yards and 21 touchdowns
- His 21 receiving touchdowns rank fifth in Purdue history and second all-time by a tight end, trailing only Dave Young (27)
- Ranks sixth all-time in receiving yards by a tight end
2022
- Mackey Award Semifinalist
- Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, AP, Phil Steele)
- All-American Honorable Mention (Phil Steele)
- Caught 56 passes for 560 yards and eight touchdowns, ranking second on the team in all three categories
- Played in 13 games, starting 12 of them
- Caught a team-high seven passes for a season-high 109 yards, catching the go-ahead touchdown pass before rumbling 56 yards to set up another late Purdue touchdown to help the Boilermakers beat Maryland (Oct. 8); the performance marked the third 100-yard game of his career
- Produced the fourth multi-touchdown game of his career, making a team-high seven receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns in the victory at No. 21 Illinois (Nov. 12)
- Hauled in a season-high nine catches for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns at Syracuse (Sept. 17)
- Recorded multiple receptions in 12 of 13 games, including eight games with at least four catches, while finding the end zone in six contests
2021
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by coaches
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Appeared in 12 games, making 10 starts
• Caught 45 passes for 467 yards and six touchdowns
• Snagged five or more passes in five games and posted a pair of games with 100 yards or more
• Hauled in seven passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in season opener against Oregon State (Sept. 4)
• Caught four passes for 54 yards and a score against UConn (Sept. 11)
• Grabbed nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against Wisconsin (Oct. 23)
• Scored twice on five catches for 85 yards, including a 62-yard tightrope touchdown against Tennessee (Dec. 30)
2020
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten.
• Started all six games.
• Caught 16 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns on the year.
• Had four receptions for 41 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 24.
• Tallied four receptions for a season-high 52 yards at Illinois on Oct. 31.
• Finished with one reception for four yards against Northwestern on Nov. 15.
• Caught four passes for 40 yards and a touchdown at Minnesota on Nov. 20.
• Had two catches for nine yards and a touchdown vs. Rutgers on Nov. 28.
• Caught a 20-yard touchdown pass against Nebraska on Dec. 5.
2019
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in all 12 games, making four starts.
• Caught nine passes for 82 yards and four touchdowns on the year.
• Had first collegiate reception and touchdown vs. Vanderbilt on Sept. 7, finishing the game with two receptions for 28 yards and the score.
• Had an eight-yard reception at No. 12 Penn State on Oct. 5.
• Caught a four-yard pass vs. Maryland on Oct. 12.
• Scored on a one-yard reception at No. 23 Iowa on Oct. 19.
• Had an 11-yard touchdown reception vs. Illinois on Oct. 26.
• Caught two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown against Nebraska on Nov. 2
• Recorded a seven-yard reception at No. 14 Wisconsin on Nov. 23.
2018
• Appeared in two games as a reserve, did not record and statistics.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Caught 22 passes for 330 yards and five touchdowns.
• First team all-county.
• 2017 all-region.
• Voted team captain.
• Played lacrosse prior to moving over to football as a senior.
PERSONAL
• Given name is William Payne Durham.
• Born June 15, 2000.
• Graduated Major: Selling & Sales Management.
• Pursuing MS in Technology Leadership & Innovation
2022
| rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
| 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
| 56.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 56.0 | 560.0 |
2021
| receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
| 45.0 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 62.0 | 467.0 |
| fumbles | ||
|---|---|---|
| REC | LOST | FUM |
| 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
2020
| receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
| 16.0 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 166.0 |
2019
| receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YPR | TD | LONG | YDS |
| 9.0 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 82.0 |
Physical Attributes:
| Proj Rd: | 6-7 |
| Height: | 6055 |
| Weight: | 255 |
| Forty: | 4.87 |
| Arm: | 33 3/8 |
| Hand: | 09 3/4 |
| Wingspan: | 80 3/8 |
Pro Day Results:
| Cone: | 7.15 |
| Bench: | 14.0 |
| Shuttle: | 4.51 |
| 10: | -- |
| 20: | -- |
| 40: | -- |
| BJ: | -- |
| VJ: | -- |
Combine Results:
| Cone: | -- |
| Bench: | -- |
| Shuttle: | -- |
| 10: | 1.64 |
| 20: | 2.79 |
| 40: | 4.87 |
| BJ: | 09'09" |
| VJ: | 34 1/2 |