Last confirmed: Oregon State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 222 lb · Maricopa, AZ · Pima C.C.
Wesley Payne: ILB · Oregon State · #50.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Wesley Payne
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Wesley Payne has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Oregon State. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oregon — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
OregonLive Oct 17
Oregon State University Athletics Oct 15
Yahoo Sports Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oregon State | 19 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Oregon State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-58@ Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 35-32vs Portland State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-48vs Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ No. 14 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-36vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-37@ California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-40vs Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-69@ Oregon | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups19 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cory Hall
Pass share
46.9%
361 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oregon State, 20 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Cory Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
