Last confirmed: Houston, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Hoover, AL · Northwest Mississippi C.C.
Taures Payne: DL · Houston · #49.
Taures Payne
He has spent two seasons in the Houston defensive front. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Navy — Week 8, 2020.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 49-31vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 37-21@ Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-38@ No. 6 Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-21vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 27-30@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2020
W 49-31
vs Tulane
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Tulane at home in a shootout.
2 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
50.3%
295 pass / 291 run
Plays / game
83.7
7 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
