2026 Football Roster
Payton Brown
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hillsboro, Mo.
- High School:
- Hillsboro
2025: Saw action in the first eight games of the season…Southeast Missouri’s third-leading rusher with 201 yards and one touchdown on 55 carries…Averaged 3.7 yards per rush…Caught nine passes for 72 yards…Gained a season-high 81 yards on 16 attempts vs. North Alabama (9/6)…Had a season-long 14-yard run in that game…Scored his only touchdown of the season on a 1-yard rush late in the second quarter at #1 North Dakota State (9/13)…Made his only start of the year vs. Southern Illinois (9/20)…Was among the Ohio Valley Conference’s Players to Watch prior to the season…Did not play the final four games due to a foot injury.
2024: Played in eight games and made four starts at running back as a true freshman...SEMO’s top rusher with 310 yards and five touchdowns on 63 carries...Averaged 4.9 yards per rush...Caught 15 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown out of the backfield...Ran for 97 yards and three touchdowns in his college debut vs. North Alabama (8/24) in the FCS Kickoff...Tied a FCS Kickoff single-game record with his three rushing touchdowns...Gained a season-high 124 yards on 18 carries at Southern Illinois (9/21) for his first career 100-yard game...Named OVC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 23...Missed four games with an ankle injury.
Prep: First-Team All-Conference, All-District and All-State running back at Hillsboro High School...Named to the Regional Radio Football Dream Team... Ran for 1,605 yards and 26 touchdowns on 152 carries as a senior...Averaged 10.6 yards per rush...Caught 12 passes for 449 yards and five touchdowns, and accumulated 2,054 all-purpose yards...Scored a total of 208 points...Also a member of the basketball and track & field teams.
Personal: Born January 12, 2006...Majoring in Engineering Technology...Son of Don and Mindy Brown.
