Bryant University

2021 (Senior)
Appeared in all 11 games ... Started nine at nose tackle ... Posted 24.0 tackles ... 1.0 TFL ... 3.0 tackles in season opener at URI ... Tied career high with 5.0 tackles in win over Sacred Heart ... 3.0 tackles in win over Brown ... 3.0 tackles in season finale at Merrimack.

Spring 2021 (Junior)
Appeared in and started all four games on the defensive line ... Posted 11.0 tackles and recovered a fumble ... Posted at least one tackle in all four games ... Collected 5.0 tackles and 0.5 TFLs in season finale vs Duquesne.

2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 12 games ... Posted 14 tackles and 1.0 TFL ... Collected five tackles and a TFL against Sacred Heart. 

2018 (Freshman)
Did not appear in a varsity contest. 

Before Bryant
A two-year varsity letterwinner at Massapequa High School … Served as a team captain during his senior year … Two-time All-Nassau County … Named All-Long Island, All-State and Honorable Mention All-Metro as a senior … Also participated in the Senior Bowl … Posted 66 tackles, 13 sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal as a senior … Posted 45 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, four sacks, five breakups and two forced fumbles as a junior … Also lettered in basketball … National Honor Society member.

Personal 
The son of Nicole and Robert Payne … Has one brother and one sister.