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8 L.J. Payton
L.J. Payton
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    155
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wheelersburg
  • High School:
    Wheelersburg
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • Letters Won:
    *
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    327
  • yds/g
    32.7
  • td
    2
Bio

Overview: L.J. has appeared in 10 career at receiver and on special teams ... Has caught 7 passes for 21 yards ... Had career-highs of 2 receptions for 19 yards against John Carroll on 10/16/21 ... Has only used 1 season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 20 16
Yards 327 297
Yards per game 32.7 33.0
Yards per catch 16.4 18.6
Touchdowns 2 2
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 - - - - - - -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 4 30 7.5 11 0 - -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 1 22 22.0 22 0 - -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 2 17 8.5 11 0 - -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 1 37 37.0 37 0 - -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 2 35 17.5 25 0 - -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 5 58 11.6 17 1 - -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 2 72 36.0 68 1 - -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 2 52 26.0 44 0 - -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 2 106 53.0 60 2 - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 - - - - - 0
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 - - - - - - - -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 2 44 22.0 28 0 - - - - -
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 3 37 12.3 18 0 - - - - -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 2 44 22.0 29 0 - - - - -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 2 25 12.5 14 0 - - - - -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 1 20 20.0 20 0 - - - - -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 1 23 23.0 23 0 - - - - -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 1 - 30 - - 30
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 1 - - - 44 44
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 1 - 22 - 37 59
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 1 - 17 - 44 61
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 1 - 37 - 25 62
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 1 - 4 - - 4
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 1 - 35 - 20 55
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 1 - 58 - 23 81
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 1 - 72 - - 72
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 1 - 52 - - 52
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 1 - 106 - - 106
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 Alma (Mich.) L, 16-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Capital W, 28-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at #22 Heidelberg L, 37-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Baldwin Wallace L, 35-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #2 Mount Union L, 45-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 #25 John Carroll L, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Muskingum L, 23-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Marietta L, 27-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Otterbein W, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Wilmington W, 21-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
May 28 vs. FIDAF All-Stars W, 79-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  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: Passing

  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: Rushing

  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: Receiving

  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: Kicking

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

Career Stats: Punting

  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: Returns

  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: All-Purpose

  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: Scoring

  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

Career Stats: Defense

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - 1 0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - 1 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - 1 0
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 20 2.0 327 32.7 16.4 2 68
Conference 9 16 1.8 297 33.0 18.6 2 68
Exhibition 1 2 2.0 106 106.0 53.0 2 60
Location                
Home 5 10 2.0 158 31.6 15.8 0 44
Away 5 10 2.0 169 33.8 16.9 2 68
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 4 1.3 124 41.3 31.0 1 68
Losses 7 16 2.3 203 29.0 12.7 1 37
Month                
September 4 7 1.8 69 17.3 9.9 0 22
October 4 9 2.3 134 33.5 14.9 1 37
November 2 4 2.0 124 62.0 31.0 1 68

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 11 193 17.5 0 29 - - - - -
Conference 11 193 17.5 0 29 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 45 15.0 0 20 - - - - -
Away 8 148 18.5 0 29 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 2 44 22.0 0 28 - - - - -
Losses 9 149 16.6 0 29 - - - - -
Month                    
September 7 125 17.9 0 29 - - - - -
October 4 68 17.0 0 23 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - 327 - 193 520 52.0
Conference 9 - 297 - 193 490 54.4
Exhibition 1 - 106 - - 106 106.0
Location              
Home 5 - 158 - 45 203 40.6
Away 5 - 169 - 148 317 63.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - 124 - 44 168 56.0
Losses 7 - 203 - 149 352 50.3
Month              
September 4 - 69 - 125 194 48.5
October 4 - 134 - 68 202 50.5
November 2 - 124 - - 124 62.0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 12 1.2 - 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.3 - 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 12 12.0 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 - 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 2.0 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.9 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense