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Payne Durham

Purdue · Tight End · 2018-22

REC
126
REC YDS
1,275
REC TD
21

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2019 to 2022, Durham caught 126 passes for 1,275 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Durham was the No. 171 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 4th-highest tight end rating at Purdue since 1990 and No. 23 among all tight ends of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2022
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2023
    • No. 171 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Payne Durham season-by-season statistics at Purdue
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20199824
2020161663
2021454676
2022565608
Total1261,27521

Seasons with tracked stats at Purdue. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Purdue Teammates

  1. 90Dillon Thieneman2023-24S
  2. 86David Bell2019-21WR
  3. 80George Karlaftis2019-21EDGE
  4. 80Charlie Jones2022WR
  5. 72Kydran Jenkins2020-24EDGE
  6. 72Nic Caraway2022-23EDGE
  7. 71Cam Allen2019-23CB
  8. 71Derrick Barnes2017-20LB
  9. 70Aidan O'Connell2017-22QB
  10. 70Deion Burks2021-23WR

Full Purdue all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Brock BowersGeorgia · 2021-23TE
  2. 90Oronde Gadsden IISyracuse · 2021-24TE
  3. 90Tyler WarrenPenn State · 2021-24TE
  4. 90Kyle PittsFlorida · 2018-20TE
  5. 90Eli StowersVanderbilt · 2024-25TE
  6. 90Michael TriggBaylor · 2024-25TE
  7. 86Michael MayerNotre Dame · 2020-22TE
  8. 77Ja'Tavion SandersTexas · 2022-23TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Payne Durham) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.