TB · TE · #87
Payne Durham
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Is Payne Durham starting?
Payne Durham is listed No. 2 at TE on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart. Cade Otton is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Payne Durham is listed No. 2 at TE going into that game.
At TE for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cade Otton sits ahead of him, and Ko Kieft and Bauer Sharp are next in line behind him.
Payne Durham's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27).
Payne Durham wears No. 87, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 255 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Purdue.
Is Payne Durham playing this week?
Payne Durham is listed No. 2 at TE for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup
- QBBaker Mayfield
Doubtful (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TB | 8 | 11 | 14 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TB | 6 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 yrs | 24 | 18 | 27 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#93 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)
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| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.89 | 0.83 | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.02 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 | 1 | -1.20 | 0.69 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.01 | 0 |
| 2024 | 124 | 24 | 5 | 10.40 | 0.93 | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2023 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 3.69 | 0.84 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.03 | 0 |
| Career | 215 | 54 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
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Home / Road Split
Home · 1 game
Road · 1 game
2026 Game Log
Oct 8W@ DALYDS 5
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 5
- TD
- 0
Final W 24-16
Sep 27Lvs MINYDS 0
- REC
- 0
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final L 16-23
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | W@ DAL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Lvs MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Payne Durham's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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