Payne Durham

STATS

Receiving Statistics

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