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Payne Durham

Tight End, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #87.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Tight End
Number: 87
Born: Jun 15, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Suwanee, GA, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 255 lbs
College: Purdue
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM
Regular Season	1	2	5	5.0	0	5	0	0
Last 5 Games	1	2	5	2.5	0	5	0	0
Career	18	27	189	10.5	2	31	9	1

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Thu, Oct 8	@ DAL	W 24-16	1	1	5	5.0	0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs MIN	L 23-16	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CLE	L 23-19	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CIN	L 33-27	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

William Payne Durham (born June 15, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Payne Durham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Durham attended Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia. He played lacrosse in high school and did not start playing football until his senior year. In his lone season, he had 22 receptions for 330 yards and five touchdowns. He committed to Purdue University to play college football.

College career

Durham played in two games his first year at Purdue in 2018. In 2019, he started four of 12 games and had nine receptions for 82 yards and four touchdowns. He started all six games in 2020, recording 16 receptions for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Durham started 10 of 12 games in 2021, finishing with 467 yards on 45 receptions and six touchdowns. He returned to Purdue as the starter in 2022.

Durham played in the 2022 Senior Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Payne Durham, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹