Payton Matthews

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

Projected WR-X starter

93 2025 receiving yards
4 of 10 2025 catches
0 2025 TDs
1 Explosive plays
9 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 Rice924-10 93 23.3 0

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 10.3 29
Yards per catch 23.3 97
Catch rate 40.0% 9
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Payton

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Jacurri Brown QB · 97 pass yds · 3g · at UCF
RB Quinton Jackson RB · 889 rush yds · 13g
WR-Z Braylen Walker WR · 49 rec yds · 3g
WR-SL Davis Lane RB · 39 rush yds · 9g · at UVA
TE James Falk TE · 30 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Rice 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.4% 35
Red zone TD rate 75.0% 77
Line yards per carry 2.3 28
Sack rate allowed 8.5% 18

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W6 FAU 2 1 10
W7 @ UTSA 1 1 13
W11 UAB 1
W13 UNT 2 1 16
W14 @ USF 2
W19 @ TXST 2 1 54

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#2642 Monterrius Echols CB · Central Phenix City GAST
#2642 Corey Walls DL · Sachse UTSA
#2642 Payton Matthews WR · San Antonio Harlan RICE
#2642 Roberto Rodriguez IOL · Deer Park UNT
#2642 Khory Moss CB · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee M-OH
WRs in the class
#317 Neo Clifton Brentwood Academy MTU
#318 Julius Spencer Garland Lakeview Centennial TXST
#319 Payton Matthews San Antonio Harlan RICE
#320 Mason Johnson West Park NEV
#321 SJ Green Tampa Jesuit NDSU
2025 · 29th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 21th pctile of class