At Western Illinois
2006 (Senior season): Started every game except Northern Iowa... was the lead blocker for 1,400-yard rusher Herb Donaldson... carried the ball eight times for 23 yards... scored on a one-yard run against Illinois State.
2005 (Junior season): Registered his first Western Illinois touchdown on his very first carry, a five-yard run against Northern Colorado... scored touchdowns on two of his first four carries as a Leatherneck... totaled 48 yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts... recorded two catches for 12 yards in the final two games of the year... saw action in 11 games, starting against Iowa Wesleyan and Western Kentucky.
Before Western Illinois
2003-04 (Iowa Central CC): Part of a team that went 17-5 in two seasons, including a 10-1 mark in 2003... developed a hard-nosed approach to blocking, leading to the Tritons becoming the nation?s top rushing team.
High School
An all-conference, all-metro and all-state player.
Personal
Son of Nathaniel (deceased) and Janice Payne... born July 28, 1985... brother of former Iowa Hawkeye O.J. Payne.
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2005................ 11 15 48 2 11 3.2 4.4
2006................ 11 8 23 1 8 2.9 2.1
TOTAL............... 22 23 71 3 11 3.1 3.2
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G
2005................ 11 48 0 48 4.4
2006................ 11 23 0 23 2.1
TOTAL............... 22 71 0 71 3.2
RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2005................ 11 2 12 0 8 0.2 6.0 1.1
2006................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 22 2 12 0 8 0.1 6.0 0.5
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2005................ 11 48 12 0 16 0 76 6.9
2006................ 11 23 0 0 0 0 23 2.1
TOTAL............... 22 71 12 0 16 0 99 4.5
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G
2005................ 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.1
2006................ 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
TOTAL............... 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.8
