Niegel Payne — Bluffton

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NIEGEL PAYNE

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2025 SEASON (FINAL) · PLAYER TREND REPORT

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ELITE GAME

92.2 Game Score vs. Manchester (2024-10-12)

2025 SEASON (9 GMS): RECEIVING: 25 REC, 420 YDS, 4 TD

CAREER (31 GMS): RECEIVING: 107 REC, 1699 YDS, 15 TD DEFENSE: 26 TCKL, 2 TFL, 1 SACKS, 0 INT

TREND NOTES

Niegel Payne has averaged 98.0 receiving yards per game in his 2 career meetings with MT. ST. JOSEPH, against 51.8 versus everyone else -- 89% above his usual output.
Niegel Payne had a career-high 133 rec yds vs KENYON on 9/6/25.
Niegel Payne has 3 forced fumbles in his career; the last vs MT. ST. JOSEPH on 10/19/24.
Niegel Payne has never had more than 8 receptions in a game in his career (has hit 8 twice).

WIN SHARES

His share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.

Season	Win Shares	Offense	Defense	Team wins	Share of wins	Division rank
2025	0.25	0.25	0.00	5	5%	1,288 of 17,729 (D3)
2024	0.27	0.25	0.02	3	9%	1,144 of 15,935 (D3)
2023	0.24	0.24	0.01	4	6%	1,293 of 18,686 (D3)
2022	0.02	0.02	0.00	2	1%	8,186 of 18,156 (D3)

2025 GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	REC	REC YDS	YPC	TD	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/06/2025	vs. KENYON	6	133	22.2	0	0	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. ALBION	3	27	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	--
09/20/2025	@ OLIVET	--	--	--	--	0	0	0	0	--
10/04/2025	vs. MANCHESTER	1	7	7.0	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/11/2025	@ ANDERSON (IN)	1	53	53.0	1	--	--	--	--	--
10/18/2025	vs. MT. ST. JOSEPH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/25/2025	@ ROSE-HULMAN	4	70	17.5	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/01/2025	vs. HANOVER	3	28	9.3	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/08/2025	@ FRANKLIN	4	86	21.5	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/15/2025	@ MARIETTA	3	16	5.3	0	--	--	--	--	--
TOTALS	10 GMS	25	420	16.8	4	0	0	0	0	0

DATE	OPPONENT	REC	REC YDS	YPC	TD	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
2022 SEASON
09/03/2022	@ KENYON	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/10/2022	@ ALBION	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
09/17/2022	vs. ADRIAN	--	--	--	--	1	0	0	0	--
10/01/2022	vs. FRANKLIN	4	41	10.2	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/08/2022	@ HANOVER	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/15/2022	vs. ROSE-HULMAN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/22/2022	@ MANCHESTER	--	--	--	--	3	1	1	0	--
10/29/2022	@ MT. ST. JOSEPH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/05/2022	vs. ANDERSON (IN)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/12/2022	vs. DEFIANCE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2023 SEASON
09/02/2023	vs. KENYON	4	99	24.8	2	--	--	--	--	--
09/09/2023	vs. ALBION	2	46	23.0	1	--	--	--	--	--
09/16/2023	@ ADRIAN	5	48	9.6	0	1	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	@ FRANKLIN	8	89	11.1	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/07/2023	vs. HANOVER	5	48	9.6	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/14/2023	@ ROSE-HULMAN	1	73	73.0	1	2	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	vs. MANCHESTER	6	124	20.7	1	--	--	--	--	--
10/28/2023	@ ANDERSON (IN)	2	21	10.5	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/04/2023	vs. MT. ST. JOSEPH	5	109	21.8	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/11/2023	@ DEFIANCE	1	9	9.0	0	2	0	0	0	--
2024 SEASON
09/07/2024	@ KENYON	8	37	4.6	0	--	--	--	--	--
09/14/2024	@ ALBION	5	72	14.4	1	3	0	0	0	--
09/21/2024	vs. TRINE	4	81	20.2	1	1	0	0	0	--
10/05/2024	vs. ANDERSON (IN)	4	79	19.8	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/12/2024	@ MANCHESTER	4	102	25.5	3	6	1	0	0	--
10/19/2024	@ MT. ST. JOSEPH	6	87	14.5	0	7	0	0	0	--
10/26/2024	vs. ROSE-HULMAN	3	35	11.7	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/02/2024	@ HANOVER	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
11/09/2024	vs. FRANKLIN	3	56	18.7	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/16/2024	vs. DEFIANCE	2	23	11.5	0	--	--	--	--	--
2025 SEASON
09/06/2025	vs. KENYON	6	133	22.2	0	0	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. ALBION	3	27	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	--
09/20/2025	@ OLIVET	--	--	--	--	0	0	0	0	--
10/04/2025	vs. MANCHESTER	1	7	7.0	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/11/2025	@ ANDERSON (IN)	1	53	53.0	1	--	--	--	--	--
10/18/2025	vs. MT. ST. JOSEPH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10/25/2025	@ ROSE-HULMAN	4	70	17.5	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/01/2025	vs. HANOVER	3	28	9.3	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/08/2025	@ FRANKLIN	4	86	21.5	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/15/2025	@ MARIETTA	3	16	5.3	0	--	--	--	--	--
CAREER TOTALS	40 GMS	107	1699	15.9	15	26	2	1	0	0

"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.

LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2024

DATE	OPPONENT	REC	REC YDS	YPC	TD	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/07/2024	@ KENYON	8	37	4.6	0	--	--	--	--	--
09/14/2024	@ ALBION	5	72	14.4	1	3	0	0	0	--
09/21/2024	vs. TRINE	4	81	20.2	1	1	0	0	0	--
10/05/2024	vs. ANDERSON (IN)	4	79	19.8	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/12/2024	@ MANCHESTER	4	102	25.5	3	6	1	0	0	--
10/19/2024	@ MT. ST. JOSEPH	6	87	14.5	0	7	0	0	0	--
10/26/2024	vs. ROSE-HULMAN	3	35	11.7	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/09/2024	vs. FRANKLIN	3	56	18.7	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/16/2024	vs. DEFIANCE	2	23	11.5	0	--	--	--	--	--
TOTALS	9 GMS	39	572	14.7	5	17	1	0	0	0

HIGHS & LOWS

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
REC YDS	133	09/06/2025 vs Kenyon	7	10/04/2025 vs Manchester
REC	8	09/30/2023 vs Franklin	1	10/14/2023 vs Rose-Hulman
REC TD	3	10/12/2024 vs Manchester	0	10/01/2022 vs Franklin
TACKLES	7	10/19/2024 vs Mt. St. Joseph	1	09/17/2022 vs Adrian
SACKS	1	10/22/2022 vs Manchester	0	09/17/2022 vs Adrian

STAT	HIGH	GAME	LOW	GAME
REC YDS	133	09/06/2025 vs Kenyon	7	10/04/2025 vs Manchester
REC	6	09/06/2025 vs Kenyon	1	10/04/2025 vs Manchester
REC TD	1	09/13/2025 vs Albion	0	09/06/2025 vs Kenyon

CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON

SEASON	GP	REC	REC YDS	YPC	TD	TCKL	TFL	SACKS
2022	3	4	41	10.2	0	4	1	1
2023	10	39	666	17.1	6	5	0	0
2024	9	39	572	14.7	5	17	1	0
2025	9	25	420	16.8	4	0	0	0
TOTALS	31	107	1699	15.9	15	26	2	1

CAREER GAME LOG

DATE	OPPONENT	REC	REC YDS	YPC	TD	TCKL	TFL	SACKS	INT	PD
09/17/2022	vs. ADRIAN	--	--	--	--	1	0	0	0	--
10/01/2022	vs. FRANKLIN	4	41	10.2	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/22/2022	@ MANCHESTER	--	--	--	--	3	1	1	0	--
09/02/2023	vs. KENYON	4	99	24.8	2	--	--	--	--	--
09/09/2023	vs. ALBION	2	46	23.0	1	--	--	--	--	--
09/16/2023	@ ADRIAN	5	48	9.6	0	1	0	0	0	--
09/30/2023	@ FRANKLIN	8	89	11.1	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/07/2023	vs. HANOVER	5	48	9.6	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/14/2023	@ ROSE-HULMAN	1	73	73.0	1	2	0	0	0	--
10/21/2023	vs. MANCHESTER	6	124	20.7	1	--	--	--	--	--
10/28/2023	@ ANDERSON (IN)	2	21	10.5	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/04/2023	vs. MT. ST. JOSEPH	5	109	21.8	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/11/2023	@ DEFIANCE	1	9	9.0	0	2	0	0	0	--
09/07/2024	@ KENYON	8	37	4.6	0	--	--	--	--	--
09/14/2024	@ ALBION	5	72	14.4	1	3	0	0	0	--
09/21/2024	vs. TRINE	4	81	20.2	1	1	0	0	0	--
10/05/2024	vs. ANDERSON (IN)	4	79	19.8	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/12/2024	@ MANCHESTER	4	102	25.5	3	6	1	0	0	--
10/19/2024	@ MT. ST. JOSEPH	6	87	14.5	0	7	0	0	0	--
10/26/2024	vs. ROSE-HULMAN	3	35	11.7	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/09/2024	vs. FRANKLIN	3	56	18.7	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/16/2024	vs. DEFIANCE	2	23	11.5	0	--	--	--	--	--
09/06/2025	vs. KENYON	6	133	22.2	0	0	0	0	0	--
09/13/2025	vs. ALBION	3	27	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	--
09/20/2025	@ OLIVET	--	--	--	--	0	0	0	0	--
10/04/2025	vs. MANCHESTER	1	7	7.0	0	--	--	--	--	--
10/11/2025	@ ANDERSON (IN)	1	53	53.0	1	--	--	--	--	--
10/25/2025	@ ROSE-HULMAN	4	70	17.5	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/01/2025	vs. HANOVER	3	28	9.3	0	--	--	--	--	--
11/08/2025	@ FRANKLIN	4	86	21.5	1	--	--	--	--	--
11/15/2025	@ MARIETTA	3	16	5.3	0	--	--	--	--	--
TOTALS	31 GMS	107	1699	15.9	15	26	2	1	0	0