Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-17@ UConn | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10@ South Florida | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
Tristan Payton
Last confirmed: UCF, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 196 lb · Jacksonville, FL · First Coast
Tristan Payton: WR · UCF · #6.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tristan Payton
Moves the chains on third down. Tristan Payton has been at UCF through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 13 receiving yards and 2 receptions against UConn — Week 1, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
UCF in the news
- BYU releases updated depth chart
Roundtable Oct 19 - OSU changes depth chart for UCF game
Sports Illustrated Oct 7
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2018
W 56-17
at UConn
2 rec · 13 yds
Dominant 39-point win on the road against UConn.
With M. Milton — 346 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · 50 rush yds (7 car) · A. Killins Jr. — 2 rec · 44 yds · 38 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Teams and coaches
2015UCF0-12HC: George O'Leary · Balanced
2016UCF6-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2017UCF13-0HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2018UCF12-1HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 6.5 YDS/g, 6.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
40.0%
393 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
75.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
2 catches in 2 games
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UCF
- 2018 UCF HeupelYear 4 · 2 games
- 2017 UCF FrostYear 3 · 5 games
- 2016 UCF FrostYear 2 · 9 games
- 2015 UCF O'LearyYear 1 · 9 games
- Before collegeSigned with UCF in 2015 as a 4-star recruit, No. 262 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UCF in the 2015 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 409 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 25 games over 4 seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 63 yds vs Houston.Houston · L 10-592015
2015 9 games
- Signed with UCF4-star out of First Coast
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: George O'Leary, Scott Frost, and Josh Heupel. Multi-era developmental context.