CFB Zeitgeist Score
64
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 80th percentile.
Dallas Payne
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
293 REC YDS · 27 REC · 4 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Florida International for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Florida International
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #90
TE · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL · CONFERENCE USA
Dallas Payne
- 4
- 6-4 | 250 lb
- Bay Saint Louis, MS
Heisman Heat
#2285
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP TE AWARD
Mackey
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+1365%
Up 1365% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8304 | No. 95 recruit | JUCO | UAB |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to UAB
Composite
0.8304
#95 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Dallas Payne
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Dallas Payne
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving TDs
4
count
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #161 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 70th
Why it matters
#161 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving TDs — 4 TDs on 27 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 4 (70th)
MODERATE · n=27 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Yards per reception#367 / 531
- Receiving yards (total)#397 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 1 at UTSA — 1 receiving_tds
Result L 20-57
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at UTSA.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 11g
293Rec yards
27Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
26.6Rec yards
2Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
346.3Rec yards
32Receptions
5Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 293): needs 203.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 293): needs 353.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 27): needs 16.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 27): needs 26.5/game over remaining 2.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 2/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Dallas Payne's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Florida International, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
TE season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
27 86th
YDS
293 84th
YPR
10.9 63rd
TD
4 95th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-34@ Penn State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-28vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-38vs Delaware | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-6@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-28@ Missouri State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-30@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs Liberty | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-16@ Sam Houston | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 1 | 42 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Bowl | L 20-57@ UTSA | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 22 | |
| Total | 27 | 293 | 10.2 | 4 | 42 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 27 | 293 | 10.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 17 | 192 | 11.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 18 | 190 | 10.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | UAB | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 loaded seasons | 65 | 695 | 10.7 | 5 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The tight end's share of the passing offense, which helps distinguish a featured receiving tight end from a secondary option.
A blended usage view that shows how often the offense flows through the tight end compared with other same-level peers.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 27 | #66/475 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 293 | #75/475 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 4 | #27/475 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.9 | #177/475 | 63rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Pass share | 8.8% | #120/468 | 75th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS TE |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 42 | #63/475 | 87th pct | Metricvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.6% | #125/468 | 74th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 5.2% | #138/468 | 71st pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Role share | 4.2% | #120/468 | 75th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS TE |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 3.7% | #148/468 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS TE |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 3.6% | #159/468 | 66th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 2.9% | #268/468 | 43rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS TE |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #58/468 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS TE |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Mackey award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 35.5 | 13.0 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 2.6 | 31.3 | 11.2 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 2.2 | 18.5 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 16.0 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 35.5 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
64Solid starter
Elite: rec tds (80th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · TE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Dallas PayneFlorida InternationalMason MiniCalifornia· 86% simJack EndriesTexas· 86% simSeydou TraoreMississippi State· 85% sim
Rec TDs
Long catch
Receptions
Rec yards
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Complete TE
Dual-threat: blocks when needed, catches when needed. Coveted on both sides.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Neal Johnson’s 2023 season.
Neal Johnson
90%match
#2
Nate Boerkircher
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 24
89%
#3
Jake Roberts
77%
#4
Zach Horton
All-Sun Belt
75%
#5
Rivaldo Fairweather
75%
Matches Neal on
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Mojarro's senior season at Rice (2024).
Elijah Mojarro
87%match
#2
Neal Johnson
84%
#3
Lance Mason
All-Big Ten
80%
#4
Seydou Traore
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
82%
#5
Justin Joly
All-ACCNFL Rd 5
79%
Matches Elijah on
TD rate
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Elijah on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
47.3%
428 pass / 476 run
Plays / game
69.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.9%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Mike MacIntyre
Florida International
2023
Mike MacIntyre
Florida International
2024
Mike MacIntyre
Florida International
2025era →
Willie Simmons
Florida International
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownBay Saint Louis, MS
Height6'4"
Weight250 lb
Class4
PositionTE
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamFlorida International
ConferenceConference USA
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UAB | TE4 | #2285 | #3175 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | UAB | TE4 | #3407 | #3883 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2022 | UAB | TE4 | #3657 | #3584 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Conference USA |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | Conference USA | TE | 4 | 6-4 | 250 lb | Bay Saint Louis, MS |
| 2024 | UAB | American Athletic | TE | 4 | 6-4 | 250 lb | Bay Saint Louis, MS |
| 2023 | UAB | American Athletic | TE | 4 | 6-4 | 250 lb | Bay Saint Louis, MS |
| 2022 | UAB | Conference USA | TE | 4 | 6-4 | 250 lb | Bay Saint Louis, MS |