Payton Matthews

WR · #0 · Rice · SO · 5'11" · 185 · San Antonio, TX

WR-Z depth chart, 2nd

41 2026 receiving yards
3 of 7 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
16 Career games (4 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Rice723-7 41 13.7 0
2025 Rice924-10 93 23.3 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 5.9 16
Yards per catch 13.7 58
Catch rate 42.9% 11
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Payton

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Jacurri Brown QB · 478 pass yds · 7g
RB Tyvonn Byars RB · 372 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Braylen Walker WR · 40 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Jordan Clark WR · 223 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Ben Grice WR · 120 rush yds · 5g
TE James Falk TE · no college stats · 7g

The situation

Rice 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.3% 43
Red zone TD rate 66.7% 28
Line yards per carry 2.2 28
Sack rate allowed 13.5% 1

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Houston Christian Huskies1 0 0 0 0
W2 @ ND2 1 6 0 0
W3 WMU2 1 25 0 0
W7 TLSA2 1 10 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#2640 Isaiah Rollins S · Warren Central M-OH
#2640 Nolan Good QB · Avon KENT
#2642 Payton Matthews WR · San Antonio Harlan RICE
#2659 Robert Lee LB · Osceola FAU
#2660 Brady Davidson QB · Rock Bridge NIU
WRs in the class
#315 Jaiden Smith Mary Montgomery ULL
#315 Trae Stevenson Germantown USA
#317 Payton Matthews San Antonio Harlan RICE
#320 Mason Johnson West Park NEV
#320 SJ Green Tampa Jesuit NDSU
2026 · 16th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 21th pctile of class