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L.J. Payton
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Wheelersburg
  • High School:
    Wheelersburg
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • Letters Won:
    **
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Overview: L.J. has appeared in 20 career at receiver and on special teams ... Has caught 27 passes for 348 yards ... Had a career-high 5 receptions against Marietta on 10/29/22 and a career high 72 yards in a victory over Otterbein on 11/5/22 ... Has only used 2 seasons of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Junior Season (2022): Started all 10 games at receiver totaled 20 receptions for 327 yards and two touchdowns ... Posted a career high 5 receptions against Marietta and a career-best 72 yards against Otterbein.

Sophomore Season (2021): Played in all 10 games at receiver and on special teams ... Caught 7 passes for 21 yards ... Had career-highs of 2 receptions for 19 yards against John Carroll on 10/16/21.

Freshman Season (2020): Did not see varsity action.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 3 20 6.7 12 1 - -
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 6 91 15.2 33 3 - -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 3 24 8.0 12 0 - -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 5 70 14.0 40 1 1 1
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 2 17 8.5 14 1 - -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 2 56 28.0 43 0 - -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 1 16 16.0 16 0 - -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 2 72 36.0 42 1 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 - - - - - 2 10 5.0 12 0
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - - - - 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 1 - 20 - - 20
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 1 - 91 - - 91
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 1 - 24 - - 24
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 1 - 70 10 - 80
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 1 - 17 - - 17
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 1 - 56 - - 56
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 1 - 16 - - 16
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 1 - - -2 - -2
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 1 - 72 - - 72

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 18 - 3 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at #24 Alma (Mich.) L, 52-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Capital W, 40-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 Heidelberg L, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Baldwin Wallace L, 31-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at #2 Mount Union L, 35-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at #14 John Carroll L, 44-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Muskingum W, 27-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Marietta L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Otterbein W, 49-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Wilmington W, 38-14 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 10 2 8 0.8 4.0 0 11 1 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 1 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 1 1
Total 30 2 8 0.3 4.0 0 11 3 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 10 7 0.7 21 2.1 3.0 0 12
2022-23 10 20 2.0 327 32.7 16.4 2 68
2023-24 10 24 2.4 366 36.6 15.3 7 43
Total 30 51 1.7 714 23.8 14.0 9 68

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 7 101 14.4 0 20 - - - - -
2022-23 11 193 17.5 0 29 - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - 3 8 2.7 0 12
Total 18 294 16.3 0 29 3 8 2.7 0 12

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 10 8 21 - 101 130 13.0
2022-23 10 - 327 - 193 520 52.0
2023-24 10 - 366 8 - 374 37.4
Total 30 8 714 8 294 1024 34.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2022-23 12 1.2 - 2 0 - - - - - - 0
2023-24 42 4.2 - 7 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Total 54 1.8 0 9 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 1 0 1.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - 1 1
Conference 9 - - - - - - 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - 1 1
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - 1 1
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - 1 1
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 24 2.4 366 36.6 15.3 7 43
Conference 9 21 2.3 346 38.4 16.5 6 43
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 15 3.0 201 40.2 13.4 4 40
Away 5 9 1.8 165 33.0 18.3 3 43
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 10 2.5 219 54.8 21.9 4 43
Losses 6 14 2.3 147 24.5 10.5 3 40
Month                
September 5 17 3.4 205 41.0 12.1 5 40
October 3 5 1.7 89 29.7 17.8 1 43
November 2 2 1.0 72 36.0 36.0 1 42

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - 3 8 2.7 0 12
Conference - - - - - 3 8 2.7 0 12
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - 3 8 2.7 0 12
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Losses - - - - - 2 10 5.0 0 12
Month                    
September - - - - - 2 10 5.0 0 12
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - 366 8 - 374 37.4
Conference 9 - 346 8 - 354 39.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - 201 8 - 209 41.8
Away 5 - 165 - - 165 33.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 - 219 -2 - 217 54.3
Losses 6 - 147 10 - 157 26.2
Month              
September 5 - 205 10 - 215 43.0
October 3 - 89 - - 89 29.7
November 2 - 72 -2 - 70 35.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 42 4.2 - 7 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Conference 36 4.0 - 6 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 24 4.8 - 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.6 - 3 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 24 6.0 - 4 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Losses 18 3.0 - 3 - 0 - - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 30 6.0 - 5 - 0 - - - - 0 0
October 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - 1 - 0 - - - - 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 0 1.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0