'09 OH QB Devontae Payne (Eastern Michigan Signee; Transfer to Findlay)

[wadc45]

He'd make a pretty good DE somewhere...

 

[Hodgepodge]

He'd make a pretty good DE somewhere...

I was thinking tight end.

 

[twoodbuck97]

Haven't kept up with this kid. Why is he not an option anymore? Don't know how he did senior year either.

 

[pnuts34]

Haven't kept up with this kid. Why is he not an option anymore? Don't know how he did senior year either.

He's supposed to be extremely raw as a QB, more of an athelete playing QB. He can play a lot of other positions and have more of an upside. Plus Devin Gardner from MI next year is supposed to be a great dual threat QB and a great successor to T Pryor.

 

[Zander42]

This year was a bit down compared to last. South didn't do as well as hoped. I live in CT now so I didn't see any games so I don't know whether it was him a drop off elsware on the team. (or just South not suprising anyone this year with their success in 07)

Rivals shows offers from several MAC schools and Texas Southern but no verbals yet which means he might be waiting on developments at tOSU or another big time school. I don't know if the tOSU staff is still interested, but now with Boyd gone, he might be just behind Bouchier for an offer.

I've read Plane Dealer articles that said he had a lot of interest in Toledo and Akron, so it's likely one of those if nothing happens with the tOSU. The fact that he hasn't committed yet leads me to think that he might be biding his time to see what happens here.

-z

 

[twoodbuck97]

Any chance that Payne can get the offer now that Boucher turned us down? Not like he would play next year anyway if he is raw. At least he would add depth

 

[pnuts34]

Any chance that Payne can get the offer now that Boucher turned us down? Not like he would play next year anyway if he is raw. At least he would add depth

I was thinking the same thing and I was going to ask some of the more knowledgeable members of the site that same question. This kid doesn't seem like any harm to send a schollie and groom him into a QB. He has great size, and we let him backup TP and Bauserman and still bring in Gardner next year.

 

[wadc45]

I don't see ANY scenario where Payne gets a first year full ride from OSU...

 

[wadc45]

Midwest Recruiting Blog - ESPN

Ohio QB to take one more visit
Quarterback DeVontae Payne (Cleveland, Ohio/South) has made official visits to Toledo, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Texas Southern. He plans to visit Southern this weekend before selecting a college.

Payne has crossed Akron and Texas Southern off his list. Eastern Michigan has the edge over Toledo prior to Payne's final official visit.

"I like the new coaching staff at Eastern Michigan," Payne said. "I like Coach (Ron) English. And I like the offensive coordinator, Ken Karcher. He said I was the first person he called when he got the job."

Payne said he would probably wait until national signing day to announce his college choice.

 

[wadc45]

Signed with Eastern Michigan...

 

[wadc45]

Eastern Michigan: QB Payne could be hidden gem for Eagles | BuckeyeXtra

Tony Ding | Associated Press
Redshirt freshman quarterback Devontae Payne from Cleveland is second on the depth chart at Eastern Michigan.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 02:54 AM
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

In recruiting football players who can transform Eastern Michigan into a winner, coach Ron English would seem to have a lot working against him.

Eastern has lost 15 consecutive games and has not finished with a winning record in more than a decade. English faces a lot of competition from more-successful Mid-American Conference programs in the areas he recruits. And nearby Detroit, in the current economy, is not a dream destination for someone looking for a job after graduation.

"But this has been my experience in recruiting, particularly at this level," English said. "I think the more patient you are, the better off you are, because I think players are going to become available. I do think if we evaluate and take the right guys, we'll be fine."

Proof of that, English hopes, will be redshirt freshman quarterback Devontae Payne of Cleveland.

"We think he's going to be a good football player here," English said.

Payne, second on the Eastern Michigan depth chart behind sophomore Alex Gillett, looks every bit the specimen Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor is. Payne is 6 feet 61/2 inches and weighs 231 pounds.

He was not the prospect Pryor was. Pryor was the most-sought quarterback in the country in high school. Payne, from South High in Cleveland, might have been the best in Ohio in what was a lukewarm year for quarterbacks in the state, ESPN analyst Bill Kurelic said.

But while major programs like Ohio State and Penn State showed interest in Payne, none offered him a scholarship. He did not qualify academically until late in the recruiting process and was largely a hidden talent because he attended only a couple of summer camps, at Kentucky and Toledo, before his senior year.

"Financially, I couldn't afford camps," Payne said.

Continued...

 

[Mothra]

Along w/ Verlon Reed, he's at U of Findlay.

http://www.thecourier.com/Issues/20...13_story4.asp?d=042213_story4,2013,Apr,22&c=s

Devontae Payne dropped back and unleashed the ball, watching as it spiraled toward the left sideline and into the hands of a streaking Lloyd Henry. Henry caught the ball near midfield and ran untouched into the end zone for a 14-0 advantage.

The 98-yard scoring strike was one of three TD passes Payne threw on a chilly, sun-splashed afternoon. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound transfer from Eastern Michigan University connected on 8 of 11 passes for 185 yards as he helped the Black squad edge the Orange team 24-21.