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Payne Durham
Buccaneers logoTampa Bay Buccaneers

Payne Durham

TEposition#87jersey26age6' 5"height255lbs4 yrsexperiencePurduecollege
At a glance

Payne Durham is a tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 87). In 3 games of the 2026 season: 1 catch on 2 targets for 5 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 1 tackle, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 21% of offensive snaps.

Is Payne Durham playing this week?

Payne Durham is not on the current injury report. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next on the road at the Detroit Lions on Sun, Nov 22, 1 PM ET (Week 11), on Fox.

What are Payne Durham's stats this season?

In 3 games of the 2026 season, Payne Durham has 1 catch on 2 targets for 5 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 1 tackle, 0 sacks.

What team does Payne Durham play for?

Payne Durham plays tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wearing No. 87. Payne Durham is 26 years old, 6' 5", 255 lbs. College: Purdue. League experience: 4 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Payne Durham 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/payne-durham (updated 2026-11-10).

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Payne DurhamTampa Bay Buccaneers · #87
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · tight ends

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades tight ends with at least 18 targets this season. Durham has 2, 16 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g0.7 tgt/g
  • Yds/g1.7 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt2.5
  • Catch %50%
  • EPA/tgt-0.45
  • TD0 TD
Small sample · 2 of 18 targetsMethod3 games2 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 42 qualified · min. 18 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 22 min agoGlossary →

Durham is under the 18-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 42 qualified tight ends.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 2-0.446EPA / target · total -0.950%success3.0air yds/tgt3.0YAC01st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-1.0Wk 3
+0.1Wk 5

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
12%7 snapsWk 1 · CIN
6%4 snapsWk 2 · CLE
55%38 snapsWk 3 · MIN
8%5 snapsWk 4 · GB
38%27 snapsWk 5 · DAL
32%24 snapsWk 6 · PIT
46%29 snapsWk 7 · CAR
70%42 snapsWk 8 · ATL
21%14 snapsWk 9 · CHI

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Buccaneers · signed 2023 · 4 years, through 2026$1.0M a year
Total
$4.1M
Guaranteed
$245K
Share of cap at signing
0.5%
6% of the value guaranteed
39th paid48th in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
3 Sep 27vs Vikings logoMINL 16-2301000
5 Oct 8@ Cowboys logoDALW 24-1611505
9 Nov 8@ Bears logoCHIL 24-27–––––
Season12505

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