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UIndy Athletics

2017 Football Roster

Todd Moore
Ryan Thorpe
Ryan Thorpe

1 Tuwan Payton

1 Tuwan Payton

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    New Albany, IN
  • High School:
    New Albany

Summary

Biography

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Dynamic athlete will contribute in the running, passing and return game ... enters final season with the highest career kickoff return average in program highest (27.5).

STATS
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014

AWARDS
2016 All-GLVC Second Team
 
2016
Named All-GLVC Second Team at punt/kickoff returner despite only returning kickoffs … set single-season program records for most kickoff return yards (673) and kickoff return average (30.6) … led the GLVC and ranked ninth in Division II in the latter … ranked second on the team with 1165 al-purpose yards … caught 27 passes for 429 yards, averaging 15.9 yards per … amassed three receiving touchdowns, including one of 56 (at KWC, 9/24) and one of 66 yards (at Quincy, 10/15) … ran back a 92-yard kickoff return score versus Southwest Baptist (9/17) … only Greyhound with three 50-plus-yard TDs on the year … earned inclusion in the team’s One-Play Warrior Club, a point-based honor which measures production on special teams.

2015
Switched to jersey No. 1 after wearing No. 33 as a freshman ... UIndy’s No. 2 option out of the backfield … amassed 480 rushing yards on 122 attempts (3.9 ypa) with six rushing touchdowns … made 12 catches for 132 yards and a TD … also led the team with 14 kickoff returns for 313 yards, good for an average of 22.4 yards per … corralled first career receiving TD with a 38-yard strike at Hillsdale (9/26) … had a career day at William Jewell, racking up personal bests in touchdowns (3), rushing yards (94) and all-purpose yards (194).

2014
Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, ranking fourth on the team in all-purpose yards (615) ... led the GLVC and ranked 11th nationally in kickoff return average (27.6) ... amassed 107 all-purpose yards in collegiate debut, including a 94-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff of the third quarter at Saginaw Valley in week one; the feat was good for the first UIndy kickoff return for a TD since 2011 while also matching the team’s second-longest KO return since 1982 ... notched another triple-digit game with a season-high 114 all-purpose yards versus Hillsdale (10/27), including a 62-yard kickoff return ... compiled personal bests in both rushing (20) and receiving yards (41) versus Lincoln (10/25).

HIGH SCHOOL
Racked up more than 3,200 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns as a prep, including 2,177 yards and 24 TDs as a senior … named to the 2013 IFCA Senior 6A All-State Team while also garnering AP All-State Honorable Mention … twice named first team all-conference … also ran track and was a two-time state qualifier as part of the 4x100 relay team.
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Stat Snapshot (Career)

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2014Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    33
  • 1

    2015Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2017Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 180 lbs
    1
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