2022 Football Roster
Roster
Payne, Treylin

Jersey Number 29
Treylin Payne
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Judson HS
Bio
As a Sophomore (2023)
As a Freshman (2022)
High School
Personal
- Appeared in all 12 games (309 snaps)
- Made two starts – coming against Baylor (Nov. 4) and Cincinnati (Nov. 11)
- 27 tackles (13 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT
- UH Defensive Player of the Week at Baylor
- Defensive snaps include box (175), slot corner (68) d-line (8) and free safety (7)
- Tied for team lead with 8.0 tackles at Baylor
- 13-yard sack on 4th & 6 to stop Baylor drive in UH territory during second quarter
- 41 of 51 special teams snaps on kick coverage
- Intercepted UTSA QB Frank Harris at UH 22-yard line during 3Q of opener (Sept. 2)
- Interception came despite playing just nine defensive snaps vs. UTSA
- Six tackles, including one TFL, against Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
- Four stops in finale at UCF (Nov. 25)
As a Freshman (2022)
- Played in 12 games (161 snaps)
- Made one start at linebacker (vs. Temple – Nov. 12)
- 64 snaps on kick coverage; 1 snap on field goal/extra point block
- 96 snaps on defense
- Led all UH true freshmen with 22 tackles
- 22 tackles included 10 solo stops
- Multiple tackles in four of final five regular season games
- Season high six tackles vs. Temple
- Five tackles at Navy (Oct. 22) and vs. Tulsa (Nov. 26)
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation's No. 79 overall linebacker (247Sports)
- 95 tackles including 61 solo stops in seven games as a senior
- Three sacks in seven games played as a senior
- 100 tackles and 9.0 tackles for loss in eight games as a junior
- Two interceptions and two pass breakups as junior
- 171 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions as a sophomore
- Chose Houston over Army, Boston College, Colorado State, Navy, Tulane and UTSA, among others
- Joined Houston as mid-year enrollee in January
Personal
- Nickname: TPayne
- Hobbies: Learning to make money
- Played with Stephon Johnson in high school
- Dream Job outside of football: building houses
- He’s a great listener
- Hidden talent: fishing and cooking
- Chose UH because of Coach Archie’s influence
- Fears dying without living up to what he said he would do
- One word to describe himself on the field: energy
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: pizza
- His motivation for working hard: his mom and those who didn’t believe in him
- Best advice: they're gonna love or hate you no matter what, so do what you do
- Highlight of his life thus far: seeing his family happy
- Sports hero: Ray Lewis
- Unique fact: he watches Disney movies during Christmas time
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29