Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 170 pounds
Hometown/High School: Bridgeville, PA (Chartiers Valley H.S.)
Ranking: u2605u2605u2605 (0.8894 247Sports Composite — No. 308 Overall)
Notable Offers: Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, and West Virginia
HIGHLIGHTS
THE TALE
Long thought to be a future member of the 2023 class, Penn State put things into motion by officially offering him back in April 2021. Since then, it was just a matter of when — not if — Payne would announce his commitment to Penn State. Well, it came during halftime of the Nittany Lions matchup with Auburn, as Payne became the second member of Penn State’s 2023 recruiting class, joining Top 50 prospect Alex Birchmeier.