2020 Football Roster
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Payton, JaVonta
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Jersey Number 0
JaVonta Payton
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School/Previous School:
- Hillsboro (Northwest Mississippi C.C.)
Bio
Career Notes & Records
Career: Owns one career 100-yard receiving game (1 in 2020).
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in nine games with three starts.
at LSU (9/26): Set career highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (122) ... One of three receivers that eclipsed 100 yards receiving on the day (Osirus Mitchell [183] and Kylin Hill [158]), marking only the second time in program history a trio of Bulldogs achieved the feat ... Finished with the third-highest receiving grade (71.5) on the team, according to PFF ... Five of his receptions were for first downs, including three on third down ... Matched his career-long reception (34). Arkansas (10/3): Hauled in a 17-yard pass for the first touchdown reception of his career in the first quarter ... Finished with two catches for 23 yards ... Returned two kickoffs for 49 yards ... Recorded one tackle. at Kentucky (10/10): Caught five passes for 34 yards ... Three of his receptions were first downs ... Combined with State's receiving corps to haul in an MSU-record 45 completions ... Recorded one tackle. Texas A&M (10/17): Posted two receptions for nine yards. at Alabama (10/31): Caught two passes for 16 yards ... Returned four kickoffs for 72 yards ... Recorded one tackle. at Georgia (11/21): Finished with two receptions for 21 yards. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Made one tackle on special teams.
2019 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 13 games with two starts … Led the team in yards per reception (16.3) … Logged team-leading 15 tackles on special teams … Led the team with nine tackles on kickoff coverage and six stops on punt coverage … Had at least one special teams tackle in 11 appearances.
vs. Louisiana (8/31): Caught one pass for nine yards in his debut at MSU. Southern Miss (9/7): Lone catch went for 10 yards. Kansas State (9/14): Logged a pair of kickoff returns … Long return went for a season-best 24 yards. Kentucky (9/21): Hauled in a pair of passes for 14 yards. at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Made one catch for 30 yards … Added one kickoff return for 16 yards. at Tennessee (10/12): Took the handoff on the sweep and went for 11-yard on his lone rush of the season. Abilene Christian (11/23): Hauled in a season-long 34-yard reception in the fourth quarter for his only catch … Had a season-best three tackles on special teams. Ole Miss (11/28): Made one catch for 11 yards … Added two tackles on special teams. vs. Louisville (12/30): Recorded two receptions for a season-best 39 yards … Added two special teams stops.
2017-18 (Northwest Mississippi C.C.)
Four-star and top-ranked junior college wide receiver per ESPN … Ranked No. 9 overall in the ESPN Junior College Top 50 … Rated the 24th-best prospect and No. 2 wide receiver by 247Sports … Started nine of 10 games as a sophomore … Caught 23 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns … Longest catch of the season was 40 yards … Had a season-high 111 yards and one touchdown on five receptions against East Central C.C. … Appeared in all 11 games with 10 starts as a freshman … Had 44 receptions for 509 yards and nine touchdowns … Ranked No. 12 in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges in receiving yards (509) … Averaged 11.6 yards per catch … Best outing was a nine-catch, 130-yard, two touchdown effort against Holmes C.C. … Named to the Spring 2018 Vice President’s List.
High School
Prepped at Hillsboro High School under head coach Craig Clayton … Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … Named team’s offensive MVP as a senior … Selected first-team all-state … As a senior, logged 24 receptions for 452 yards and seven touchdowns … Added 63 carries for 484 yards and six touchdowns on the ground … Selected to the East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic as a senior … Also lettered in track and field … Helped Hillsboro to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association title in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relay events in 2017.
Personal
Born JaVonta Cosby Payton on October 7, 1998 … Son of Tameka Payton and McKinely Young Jr. … Oldest of 12 siblings … Godbrothers, Nantambu-Akil Fentress (Miami) and Kiambu Fentress (Vanderbilt) played football and baseball, respectively … Majoring in communications … Nicknames are “JP” and “Tay” … Twitter handle is @_Payton4.
Career: Owns one career 100-yard receiving game (1 in 2020).
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in nine games with three starts.
at LSU (9/26): Set career highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (122) ... One of three receivers that eclipsed 100 yards receiving on the day (Osirus Mitchell [183] and Kylin Hill [158]), marking only the second time in program history a trio of Bulldogs achieved the feat ... Finished with the third-highest receiving grade (71.5) on the team, according to PFF ... Five of his receptions were for first downs, including three on third down ... Matched his career-long reception (34). Arkansas (10/3): Hauled in a 17-yard pass for the first touchdown reception of his career in the first quarter ... Finished with two catches for 23 yards ... Returned two kickoffs for 49 yards ... Recorded one tackle. at Kentucky (10/10): Caught five passes for 34 yards ... Three of his receptions were first downs ... Combined with State's receiving corps to haul in an MSU-record 45 completions ... Recorded one tackle. Texas A&M (10/17): Posted two receptions for nine yards. at Alabama (10/31): Caught two passes for 16 yards ... Returned four kickoffs for 72 yards ... Recorded one tackle. at Georgia (11/21): Finished with two receptions for 21 yards. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Made one tackle on special teams.
2019 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 13 games with two starts … Led the team in yards per reception (16.3) … Logged team-leading 15 tackles on special teams … Led the team with nine tackles on kickoff coverage and six stops on punt coverage … Had at least one special teams tackle in 11 appearances.
vs. Louisiana (8/31): Caught one pass for nine yards in his debut at MSU. Southern Miss (9/7): Lone catch went for 10 yards. Kansas State (9/14): Logged a pair of kickoff returns … Long return went for a season-best 24 yards. Kentucky (9/21): Hauled in a pair of passes for 14 yards. at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Made one catch for 30 yards … Added one kickoff return for 16 yards. at Tennessee (10/12): Took the handoff on the sweep and went for 11-yard on his lone rush of the season. Abilene Christian (11/23): Hauled in a season-long 34-yard reception in the fourth quarter for his only catch … Had a season-best three tackles on special teams. Ole Miss (11/28): Made one catch for 11 yards … Added two tackles on special teams. vs. Louisville (12/30): Recorded two receptions for a season-best 39 yards … Added two special teams stops.
2017-18 (Northwest Mississippi C.C.)
Four-star and top-ranked junior college wide receiver per ESPN … Ranked No. 9 overall in the ESPN Junior College Top 50 … Rated the 24th-best prospect and No. 2 wide receiver by 247Sports … Started nine of 10 games as a sophomore … Caught 23 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns … Longest catch of the season was 40 yards … Had a season-high 111 yards and one touchdown on five receptions against East Central C.C. … Appeared in all 11 games with 10 starts as a freshman … Had 44 receptions for 509 yards and nine touchdowns … Ranked No. 12 in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges in receiving yards (509) … Averaged 11.6 yards per catch … Best outing was a nine-catch, 130-yard, two touchdown effort against Holmes C.C. … Named to the Spring 2018 Vice President’s List.
High School
Prepped at Hillsboro High School under head coach Craig Clayton … Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout and 247Sports … Named team’s offensive MVP as a senior … Selected first-team all-state … As a senior, logged 24 receptions for 452 yards and seven touchdowns … Added 63 carries for 484 yards and six touchdowns on the ground … Selected to the East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic as a senior … Also lettered in track and field … Helped Hillsboro to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association title in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relay events in 2017.
Personal
Born JaVonta Cosby Payton on October 7, 1998 … Son of Tameka Payton and McKinely Young Jr. … Oldest of 12 siblings … Godbrothers, Nantambu-Akil Fentress (Miami) and Kiambu Fentress (Vanderbilt) played football and baseball, respectively … Majoring in communications … Nicknames are “JP” and “Tay” … Twitter handle is @_Payton4.
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