D'Andre Payne

WVU, West Virginia, FB, Football, 2018-19

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
HD Woodson

Awards and Honors
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (2019)
Bill Dailey Unsung Hero Award (2018)
AFCA Good Works Team Nominee (2018)
HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2017)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2017)
Dury Moss Outstanding Co-Newcomer of the Year (2016)

2018
AFCA Good Works Team Nominee … played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl … started all 11 games played … recorded 38 tackles, 1.5 TFL, five pass breakups, an interception and fumble recovery … had 29 solo stops … missed the last two regular season games with an injury, but returned for the bowl game … tallied a season-high seven tackles vs. Iowa … forced a fumble vs. TCU and had three tackles and a sack vs. Oklahoma State … intercepted a pass vs. West Virginia … had six tackles vs. Texas Tech … ended career with 130 tackles, 13.0 TFL, two interceptions and 14 pass breakups.

2017
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … First Team Academic All-Big 12 … started all 12 games played … registered 48 tackles, 6.0 TFL, one interception and two pass breakups … recorded two takeaways (one interception, one fumble recovery) … had 39 solo stops … posted seven tackles and a TFL vs. Iowa … had five tackles and one TFL in the win at No. 3 Oklahoma … tallied a TFL and a fumble recovery vs. Texas Tech … posted a career-high nine tackles and his first career interception vs. West Virginia.

2016
Co-winner of the Dury Moss Award as the team’s top newcomer … played in 11 games, starting eight … recorded 44 tackles, 5.5 TFL and seven pass breakups … had 36 solo stops … had a season-best eight tackles vs. Baylor, including seven solo stops … two of his three tackles vs. Oklahoma State went for a loss … had six tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Kansas State … recorded seven tackles vs. Oklahoma.

Arizona Western CC
Played his freshman season at Tennessee (2014) before transferring to Arizona Western CC (2015) where he sat out as a redshirt … played in eight games, totaling four tackles in his freshman season with the Vols.

High School
Four-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports … picked Tennessee over offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Florida State, Stanford, Auburn and Clemson … member of the ESPN 300 … rated as the 18th-best cornerback by 247Sports, No. 19 by Rivals, No. 21 by ESPN and No. 22 by Scout … the unanimous No. 2 prospect out of the District of Columbia … named the 2013 Gatorade Player of the Year in Washington D.C. … first team All-Met by the Washington Post in 2012 and 2013 …two-time first-team all-conference selection … as a senior, played on both sides of the ball while accounting for 11 touchdowns … made 70 tackles and picked off four passes … also ran for 356 yards and caught 16 passes for 396 yards … named MVP of the Turkey Bowl with a 60-yard TD catch … also set up TDs with an interception and a long punt return … named MVP of the DCSAA state championship game with a TD … as a junior, scored a TD on offense, defense and special teams, including four punt returns for TDs … had four interceptions … coached by Steven Scott.

Personal
Born May 17, 1996 … son of Walter Payne and Ashia Dohawk … as a 10-year old in 2006, won a gold medal in the 200-meter at the U.S. Track and Field Junior Olympics … earned his degree in liberal studies and is enrolled in graduate school.