Payton Matthews
Rice Owls
61
Depth

Payton Matthews

Rice OwlsRebuilding
WR-ZOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Payton Matthews starting?

Payton Matthews is listed 2nd string at WR-Z for Rice Owls.

Sophomore · #0 · 5'11", 185 lbs

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Depth at WR-Z · Rice Owls

  1. 11971Jordan ClarkStarter
  2. 2061Payton MatthewsYou

Rice Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the American

Dominique HenryFlorida Atlantic · WR-XBrady KluseMemphis · WR-ZDavid Amador IIUTSA · WR-H

Up next for Rice

Rice plays North Texas away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of San Antonio Harlan, ranked #2,642 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 4 catches, 93 yards, 0 TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,642 NatlTeam Share7%
San Antonio, TX
Jersey
#0
Class
SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20254930

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8270
National Rank
#2642
High School
San Antonio Harlan
Hometown
San Antonio, TX

Why this rating?

On a 69-rated offense; 34th-percentile production (×0.80 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 61.

Team offense (SP+)
69
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 34% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 17LTLSAYDS 10
REC
1
YDS
10
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final L 38-17

Sep 19LWMUYDS 25
REC
1
YDS
25
AVG
25.0
TD
0

Final L 28-21

Sep 12LNDYDS 6
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 52-0

Payton Matthews's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

4 rec · 93 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement18%
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