Personal
Parents are Gordon and Mary ... an Eagle Scout ... served a Church mission to Portland, Oregon before enrolling at BYU ... married the former Amanda Lindley ... the couple has one child ... younger brother, Mitch, signed as a kicker with BYU in 2003 ... recruited by California, Arizona, Utah, Utah State, Weber State, Washington State, Air Force and Northern Arizona.
At BYU
In 2002: Named as a preseason second-team All-MWC selection by Phil Steele.
In 2001: Competed in all 14 games for the Cougars as a freshman... earned All-Academic MWC honors... a 2001 Cougar Club Academic Award recipient... earned MWC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors after nailing a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give BYU a 41-38 victory at Mississippi State... also connected on a 42-yard field goal in the third quarter at MSU to pull the Cougars to within a touchdown... made 73-of-76 point-after attempts, setting an NCAA record for most point-after attempts (76)... ranked second on the BYU roster in scoring, posting 109 points on the season... tied a BYU single-game record with 10 successful extra-point attempts (vs. Tulane)... connected on 33 straight PATs during the season... posted five or more successful PATs in nine different games this season... was 12-of-17 on field goal attempts... posted a season-high 50-yard field goal at UNLV... was four-of-six on field goal attempts between 40-49 yards... was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts between 30-39 yards.
In 2000: Redshirted
Before BYU
Lettered in football twice and basketball and soccer three times at Weber High ... all-region, all-area and all-state selections in soccer and basketball ... coached by Kory Bosgieter (Weber State).
Stats
PAYNE's Personal Best Long: 53 (USC, Sept. 6, 2003)PATs: 7 (Tulane, Aug. 25, 2001)Punts: 10 (New Mexico, Sept. 13, 2003)Long: 76 (San Diego State, Nov. 2, 2002)PAYNE's Career StatsYear Gms Punts Yds Avg FG.Att-Mde LONG X-pts.Att-Mde2001 13 1 45 45.0 17-12 50 76-732002 12 51 2427 47.6 13-16 52 30-272003 12 78 3433 44.0 18-14 53 20-20Total 37 130 5905 45.4 48-42 53 126-120