#0Dallas Payne

TE·Florida International·2025

Dallas Payne is a Versatile TE for Florida International. Dallas's 2025 season produced 20.8 total EPA across 31 plays.

2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays

projected

band 2%'25 4%6%

Regressed toward the TE mean. Model correlation r≈0.42 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.

2025 Production

Receiving

27 Receptions293 Rec yards4 Rec TD10.9 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs TE peers

Player type

Versatile TE

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency77th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸6 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Peak game: 1.76 EPA/play in Wk 14 vs Sam Houston (SP+ -28).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · TE · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Ty Thompson	Tulane	2024	48	0.420	0.4	20.2
Seth Green	Minnesota	2018	83	0.390	0.0	32.4
Johnny Langan	Rutgers	2020	59	0.300	0.0	17.7
Evan Svoboda	Wyoming	2024	75	0.290	0.0	21.8
Jordan Myers	Rice	2021	59	0.270	0.2	15.9

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsBethune-Cookman	W42-9	—	1	7	7.0	0	7	0.70
2	@Penn State	L0-34	18.1	2	18	9.0	0	10	0.94
3	vsFlorida Atlantic	W38-28	-8.7	1	7	7.0	0	7	0.60
4	vsDelaware	L16-38	-10.9	3	21	7.0	0	9	0.28
8	@Western Kentucky	W25-6	1.6	3	23	7.7	0	9	1.23
10	@Missouri State	L21-28	-10.7	2	8	4.0	1	6	0.32
11	@Middle Tennessee	W56-30	-16.0	2	37	18.5	1	30	0.21
12	vsLiberty	W34-27	-9.0	4	21	5.3	0	14	0.20
13	vsJacksonville State	W27-21	-6.7	3	24	8.0	0	11	1.52
14	vsSam Houston	W56-16	-27.8	4	100	25.0	1	42	1.76
1	vsUTSA	L20-57	3.7	2	27	13.5	1	22	0.14

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

4.2%

Passing plays

8.8%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

3.7%

Passing downs

5.2%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 1.10
Passing downs: -0.01
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.67 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).