Collin Payne

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lake Forest, Calif.
High School:
Golden West C.C.
Previous School:
El Toro H.S.
Instagram:
@collin_payne_13

Enrolled at Central Michigan in June 2025 after playing two years at Golden West Community College (Calif.) … Caught 21 passes for 303 yards and five touchdowns in his two years.

2024 AT GOLDEN WEST C.C.

As a sophomore wide receiver, saw action in 10 games with 19 receptions for 295 yards and five touchdowns … Finished with a career-high eight receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown at Mount St. Antonio … Scored two touchdowns on two receptions for 69 yards vs. Orange Coast … Caught two passes in four other games.

2023 AT GOLDEN WEST C.C.

As a freshman wide receiver, saw action in one game with two receptions for eight yards.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2022 graduate of El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. where he played three years of varsity football … In three-year career, caught 106 passes for 1,650 yards and 11 touchdowns for a 15.6 average yards per catch, totaled 2,166 all-purpose yards in 24 games played … Totaled 1,234 all-purpose yards, nine touchdowns, intercepted two passes, caught 51 passes for 870 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … Totaled four 100-yard receiving games and eight 100-yard all-purpose games… Led El Toro to an 8-3 overall record in state playoff appearance as a senior … Caught six passes for 99 yards and a touchdown vs. THHS … Caught five passes for 134 yards with a long of 70 yards and a touchdown vs. Aliso Niguel … Finished with six receptions for 109 yards vs. CVHS … Finished two touchdown receptions, caught seven passes for 128 yards vs. Garden Grove … Caught six passes for 128 yards vs. California … Played in only two games as a junior but had seven receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown … Caught 48 passes for 672 yards (14.0 average yards per reception) with three touchdowns as a sophomore … Caught eight passes for 73 yards vs. CVHS … Finished with 98 receiving yards and two receptions and touchdown with long of 52 yards vs. Tesoro … Caught seven passes for 96 yards vs. San Clemente … Caught seven passes for 85 yards and touchdown vs. Villa Park … Caught six passes for 81 yards and touchdown vs. THHS .. Caught six passes vs. California … Also competed in track and field … Top times include an 11.37 in the 100-meter dash, 22.98 in the 200-meter dash, and 51.18 in the 400-meter dash …

PERSONAL

Born Collin Payne on June 23, 2004.