Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#29
Treylin Payne
Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Converse, TX
CFB Index 68 · #137 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL, at Texas
Statement game24 tackles · 1.5 TFLat Marshall (FBS) · L 37-40
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2022.
- Transferred from Houston to Texas State in 2024.
Treylin Payne
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Treylin Payne has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 2 tackles against North Texas — Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20226 games
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Converse Judson
20248 games
- Entered the portal
202512 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 5 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 181 | 82 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Treylin Payne's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–35
vs North Texas
2 tackles
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With B. Jackson — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · T. Burgess Jr. — 214 rush yds (25 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning
2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #8 of 63 Sun Belt LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Fields’s 2025 season.
88%match
All-AAC
Matches Trey on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Fields's senior season at North Texas (2025).
91%match
All-AAC
Matches Trey on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Treylin Payne
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #12Javante Mackey25 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology