Andrew Payne: DL · Ohio · #48.
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Andrew Payne
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the Ohio defensive front. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Northern Illinois — Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-32vs Howard | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-45@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-34@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-14vs Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-14@ Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-0vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
7%2 hurries27 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Frank Solich, all run-heavy offenses — 18-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
36.2%
312 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
346 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Frank Solich.
