Mississippi State · L 13-62
No tackles.
UAB · L 20-26
No tackles.
Southern Miss · L 21-35
6 tackles
The other 5 games average 5 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Payne has tackles in 6 of UL Monroe’s 8 games: none against Mississippi State and UAB.
Chris Payne
A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 7, 2026.
30 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UL Monroe | 30 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 30 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 35-38vs SE Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-45vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-14@ Troy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 21-35 vs Southern Miss, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
How UL Monroe’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 14 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL30 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.0%
257 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
