Toby Payne

TE · #81 · Marshall · SR · 6'4" · 237 · Poca, WV

Projected TE starter

187 2026 receiving yards
22 of 34 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
41 Career games (29 starts)
Anytime TD (SAB @ MSH)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Marshall6622-34 187 8.5 0
2025 Marshall121237-48 393 10.6 3
2024 Marshall131117-23 168 9.9 6
2022 Marshall1002-2 27 13.5 1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 31.2 90
Yards per catch 8.5 41
Catch rate 64.7% 41
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Toby

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB · 1,041 pass yds · 6g
RB Jo'Shon Barbie RB · 230 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Adrian Norton WR · 183 rec yds · 5g
WR-Z Owen Sweeney WR · 185 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw WR · 324 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Marshall 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.8% 52
Red zone TD rate 55.2% 6
Line yards per carry 2.7 63
Sack rate allowed 4.1% 76

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ PSU10 8 55 0 0
W2 MTU2 1 6 0 0
W3 @ MOSU4 2 23 0 0
W4Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs9 7 57 0 0
W5 @ JMU2 1 6 0 0
W6 CCAR7 3 40 0 1

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#1110 Jordan Buchanan S · North Gwinnett PUR
#1110 Tag Bonnema LB · Zeeland East WMU
#1116 Toby Payne TE · Poca MRSH
#1136 Joshua Hardy EDGE · Annapolis Area Christian BC
#1136 Brandon Best IOL · Milton GT
TEs in the class
#63 Brodie Tagaloa De La Salle NEB
#63 Zach Courtney Post COLO
#65 Toby Payne Poca MRSH
#66 Gabe Burkle Cedar Rapids Prairie ISU
#67 Josh Kattus Archbishop Moeller UK
2026 · 90th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 56th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.