College career · 2022–2025
VJ Payne
S · Kansas State. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Kansas State#47 · 6-6 | 12 | 62% | 59 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | Kansas State#25 · 9-4 | 13 | 86% | 52 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | Kansas State#11 · 9-4 | 12 | 73% | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 * | Kansas State#9 · 10-4 | 6 | 14% | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. VJ Payne's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
VJ Payne's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 at Utah (Week 13)0 of 12 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | vs Iowa State | L 21–24 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 1 |  North Dakota | W 38–35 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Army | L 21–24 | 6.3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–23 | 7.5 | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  UCF | W 34–20 | 6.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Baylor | L 34–35 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  TCU | W 41–28 | 6.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | @ Kansas | W 42–17 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 10 |  Texas Tech | L 20–43 | 5.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 12 | @ Oklahoma State | W 14–6 | 7.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · |
| 13 | @ Utah | L 47–51 | 7.9 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 14 |  Colorado | W 24–14 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2025 · 12 games | 6.4 | 59 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | · | ||