Payton Matthews

#23 · WR · Rice5′11″ · 185 lb · San Antonio, TX · San Antonio Harlan

Last gameL 49–51at Florida Atlantic · Oct 24
Nextat North TexasSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET
41 receiving yards in 3 games; their best was 25 vs Western Michigan.
Game 1: against Houston Christian, win 31-3, no catches in this game, FCS opponentWHCUFCSGame 2: at Notre Dame, loss 0-52, 6 receiving yards6LND@Game 3: against Western Michigan, loss 21-28, 25 receiving yards25LWMUGame 4: at Fresno State, loss 24-38, no catches in this gameLFRES@Game 5: against UTSA, loss 14-16, no catches in this gameLUTSAGame 6: at East Carolina, loss 12-28, no catches in this gameLECU@Game 7: against Tulsa, loss 17-38, 10 receiving yards10LTLSAGame 8: at Florida Atlantic, loss 49-51, no catches in this gameLFAU@
Game 1: against Houston Christian, win 31-3, no catches in this game, FCS opponentWHCUFCSGame 2: at Notre Dame, loss 0-52, 6 receiving yardsLND@Game 3: against Western Michigan, loss 21-28, 25 receiving yards25LWMUGame 4: at Fresno State, loss 24-38, no catches in this gameLFRES@Game 5: against UTSA, loss 14-16, no catches in this gameLUTSAGame 6: at East Carolina, loss 12-28, no catches in this gameLECU@Game 7: against Tulsa, loss 17-38, 10 receiving yardsLTLSAGame 8: at Florida Atlantic, loss 49-51, no catches in this gameLFAU@

Florida Atlantic · L 49-51

No catches.

Matthews has catches in 3 of Rice’s 8 games: none in the other 5.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

Payton Matthews

WR · Rice

Two seasons in the Rice receiving corps to date. On tape: 25 receiving yards and 1 reception against Western Michigan, Week 3, 2026.

41 receiving yards · 3 catches · 0 receiving TD

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