Treylin Payne
Treylin Payne
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Treylin Payne has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 24 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Marshall — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas State | 101 | 44 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 26 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 28 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Houston | 21 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 176 | 82 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 43–36
at UTSA
1 PD · 5 SOLO · 8 TOT
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (17 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Fields’s 2025 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Fields's senior season at North Texas (2025).
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