Payne Durham Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #87
Payne Durham is a Tight End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 171st overall, 2023.
Payne Durham — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.
Where Payne Durham stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Payne Durham — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Payne Durham
Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.
Payne Durham career stats, season by season
| Season | G | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 16 | 11 | 115 | 2 | 14 | 10.5 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11.0 |
| 2026 in progress · 1 game | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 47 | 17 | 184 | 2 | 26 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Payne Durham
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
Payne Durham is a Tight End for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 4th NFL season.
Turning pro
Drafted 171st overall, 2023 as a Tight End.
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Payne Durham is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, drafted 171st overall, 2023.
Chapter
Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 17 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Where things stand
Where Durham goes from here.
Off the field
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 255 lbs
- Draft
- 171st overall, 2023
- Born
- Suwanee, GA
- Age
- 26
- Jersey
- #87
Payne Durham is from Suwanee, GA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 171st overall, 2023 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 255 lbs.
Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 17 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns. Durham is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.
Payne Durham is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 17 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).
Payne Durham — frequently asked
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