Payne Durham

Payne Durham

25-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Durham recorded just five receptions in 13 regular-season games as a fifth-round rookie in 2023, but Cade Otton's late-season knee injury in 2024 afforded opportunities for the Purdue product. Durham was able to string together three consecutive multi-catch outings to close out the regular season, leaving him with a final tally of 11-115-2 over 16 contests. Durham once again projects as the likely No. 2 option behind Otton entering 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a four-year, $4.08 million contract with the Buccaneers in June of 2023.
No involvement in Week 1 win
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
September 8, 2025
Durham didn't draw a target across 15 snaps from scrimmage in the Buccaneers' 23-20 win over the Falcons on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
The Buccaneers' No. 2 tight end was 35 snaps behind Cade Otton, who'd cleared his injury designation by Thursday and filled his usual robust role. Durham is likely to find targets sparse while Otton remains healthy, considering Baker Mayfield has plenty of other pass catchers to focus on even with Chris Godwin (ankle) and Jalen McMillan (IR-neck) currently unavailable.
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersBuccaneers 2025 TE Snap Distribution
P.Payne Durham
#% of Team Snaps

4988%
1425%
814%
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How often does Payne Durham run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Payne Durham and the other tight ends for the Buccaneers are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Payne Durham
2 routes   0 targets
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14%
1 route   0 targets
13%
27 routes   3 targets
55%
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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@ Texans
Monday, Sep 15th at 7:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
109.0
 
Cornerbacks
125.2
 
Safeties
118.8
 
Linebackers
39.6
 
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How do Payne Durham's measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* The Shuttle Time, Cone Drill, and Bench Press metrics are from his Pro Day. All others are from the NFL Combine.
Height
6' 5"
 
Weight
255 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.87 sec
 
Shuttle Time*
4.51 sec
 
Cone Drill*
7.15 sec
 
Vertical Jump
34.5 in
 
Broad Jump
117 in
 
Bench Press*
14 reps
 
Hand Length
9.75 in
 
Arm Length
33.38 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Durham logged a modest 125 snaps from scrimmage as a rookie in 2023 and generated a modest 5-58 line on just seven targets. However, new coordinator Liam Coen's offensive system, a derivative of Sean McVay's successful Rams scheme, is expected to utilize a heavy dose of two-tight-end sets that could capitalize on the pass-catching acumen Durham demonstrated during his college days at Purdue.
Durham is a talented pass-catching asset at the tight end position that could form quite the dual threat in tandem with Cade Otton over time. A 2023 fifth-round pick, Durham isn't without size for blocking at 6-6, 253 pounds, either, and his 101 receptions over his last two seasons at Purdue combined with an effective red-zone presence (21 touchdowns in 36 games) could help him carve out a complementary role behind Otton as a rookie.
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Early-season opportunity likely
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
August 28, 2025
Durham could see more pass-catching opportunities than usual to open the 2025 season due to Cade Otton potentially being sidelined with a leg injury, Brianna Dix of the team's official site reports.
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Slight production uptick in '24
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
January 13, 2025
Durham, who did not log any targets across 15 snaps in Sunday night's 23-20 wild-card loss to the Commanders, finished the 2024 regular season with 11 receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns across 16 games.
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Gets into end zone Sunday
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
January 6, 2025
Durham brought in both targets for 16 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 27-19 win over the Saints on Sunday.
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Cleared, could start again
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
January 3, 2025
Durham (quadriceps) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Saints.
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Limited in practice Thursday
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
Quadriceps
January 2, 2025
Durham (quadricep) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Could benefit from Otton injury
TETampa Bay Buccaneers
August 29, 2025
Durham would be in a position to see a notable target boost if Cade Otton is forced to miss any early-season games due to his leg and hamstring injuries, Brianna Dix of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Durham and then-rookie Devin Culp helped fill in for Otton in Weeks 16-18 last season while the latter dealt with a knee injury, and it was Durham who was the biggest beneficiary. The third-year pro generated a 9-81-2 on 12 targets in that three-game span, and although the slightly more experienced Culp would likely be due for a bigger role this time around, Durham should still serve as a key target considering the Buccaneers will also open the season without Jalen McMillan and likely Chris Godwin due to neck and ankle injuries, respectively.
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