Toby Payne
Marshall Thundering Herd
74
Average

Toby Payne

Marshall Thundering HerdRebuilding
TEOffenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Toby Payne starting?

Toby Payne is the projected starter at TE for Marshall Thundering Herd.

Redshirt senior · #81 · 6'4", 237 lbs

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Depth at TE · Marshall Thundering Herd

  1. 18174Toby PayneStarter
  2. 28054Shawn Rouse
  3. 38548Tracy Stephens

Marshall Starting Lineup

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Up next for Marshall

Marshall plays Georgia Southern away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Poca, ranked #1,116 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 36 catches, 387 yards, 3 TD. That's 16% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,116 Natl2-Yr Total53 rec · 555 yds · 9 TDTeam Share16%
Poca, WV
Jersey
#81
Class
RS SR
Height
6'4"
Weight
237 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025363873
2024171686

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
0.8556
National Rank
#1116
High School
Poca
Hometown
Poca, WV

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated offense; 75th-percentile production (×0.78 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 74.

Team offense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

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 31WODUYDS 13
REC
1
YDS
13
AVG
13.0
TD
0

Final W 36-23

Oct 20WUSAYDS 69
REC
7
YDS
69
AVG
9.9
TD
0

Final W 20-13

Oct 10LCCUYDS 40
REC
3
YDS
40
AVG
13.3
TD
0

Final L 27-21

Oct 3LJMUYDS 6
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 45-17

Sep 26WGWEBYDS 57
REC
7
YDS
57
AVG
8.1
TD
0

Final W 36-35

Sep 19WMOSTYDS 23
REC
2
YDS
23
AVG
11.5
TD
0

Final W 30-24

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

Final W 28-26

Sep 5LPSUYDS 55
REC
8
YDS
55
AVG
6.9
TD
0

Final L 45-0

Toby Payne's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

36 rec · 387 yds · 3 TD
Usage / Involvement55%
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