Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Treylin Payne
Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Converse, TX
CFB Index 68 · #137 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL, at Texas
Statement game24 tackles · 1.5 TFLat Marshall (FBS) · L 37-40
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2022.
- Transferred from Houston to Texas State in 2024.
Treylin Payne
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Treylin Payne has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 2 tackles against UTSA — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20226 games
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Converse Judson
20248 games
- Entered the portal
202512 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning
2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #8 of 63 Sun Belt LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 101 | 44 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 26 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 28 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Houston | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 179 | 82 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Fields’s 2025 season.
88%match
All-AAC
Matches Trey on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Fields's senior season at North Texas (2025).
91%match
All-AAC
Matches Trey on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Treylin Payne
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #12Javante Mackey25 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology