Bring On The Cats · May 30, 2018
94 DAYS TO 2018 KICKOFF: Anthony Payne
Anthony Payne Position: Defensive End
Previous College: None
Projection: Third-String
Status: On Scholarship
Nicholas Anthony Payne Jr. (b. Nov. 12, 1998) is a physical and athletic player who used a 2017 redshirt season to develop. He will compete for playing time at defensive end in 2018.
Payne played under head coach Tom Kruse for Raymore-Peculiar High School, where he was regarded as the nation’s 13th-best strongside defensive end and the best player in the state of Missouri in the Class of 2017 by 247Sports.
He also was named the 53rd-best overall defensive end by ESPN, and a two-time first-team all-state and all-district performer by the Missouri Football Coaches Association.