Anthony Payton

 Wide Receiver
 Height: 6'2
 Weight: 215
 College: Kentucky-Weslyan
CAREER STATS: Season Summary | Season Breakdown
Career Stats Rushing Receiving  
 Year Team G Rsh Yds Avg Lng TD   Rec Yds Avg Lng TD  
 1999 Mobile 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   78 1,185 15.2 87 6  
 2000 Mobile 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   94 1,155 12.3 39 5  
 2001 Mobile 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   98 1,191 12.2 71 3  
 2002 Mobile 4 0 0 0.0 0 0   27 338 12.5 31 0  
  Louisiana 10 0 0 0.0 0 0   86 1,104 12.8 40 6  
 2003 Louisiana 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   108 1,493 13.8 49 5  
 2004 Louisiana 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   88 1,124 12.8 33 9  
 2005 Louisiana 7 3 7 2.3 3 1   33 513 15.5 85 2  
  Dayton 7 0 0 0.0 0 0   45 617 13.7 60 4  
 2006 Dayton 9 0 0 0.0 0 0   39 463 11.9 26 4  
  Billings 5 0 0 0.0 0 0   28 345 12.3 39 0  
 2007 Lincoln 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   72 1,031 14.3 75 5  
 2008 Lincoln 14 0 0 0.0 0 0   96 1,220 12.7 95 9  
 2009 Fort Wayne 9 0 0 0.0 0 0   10 107 10.7 21 1  
  Louisiana 4 0 0 0.0 0 0   7 125 17.9 41 0  
 11 Seasons 153 4 13 3.3 3 1 909 12,011 13.2 95 59

Career Stats Punt Returns Kick Returns  
 Year Team G PR FC Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD  
 1999 Mobile 14 2 0 8 4.0 0 0 1 22 22.0 22 0  
 2000 Mobile 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2001 Mobile 14 1 0 12 12.0 12 0 2 29 14.5 15 0  
 2002 Mobile 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
  Louisiana 10 1 0 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2003 Louisiana 14 1 0 4 4.0 4 0 3 47 15.7 24 0  
 2004 Louisiana 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2005 Louisiana 7 1 0 9 9.0 9 0 1 26 26.0 26 0  
  Dayton 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 141 35.3 54 0  
 2006 Dayton 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 254 23.1 45 0  
  Billings 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2007 Lincoln 14 14 1 102 7.3 26 0 5 107 21.4 26 0  
 2008 Lincoln 14 2 0 30 15.0 23 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2009 Fort Wayne 9 5 0 73 14.6 33 0 7 160 22.9 29 0  
  Louisiana 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 41 20.5 21 0  
 11 Seasons 153 27 1 241 8.9 33 0 41 903 22.0 54 0

Career Stats Misc. Scoring  
 Year Team G TT Fum FR   TD Rsh Rec PR KR 2pt Points  
 1999 Mobile 14 0 1 0   6 0 6 0 0 0 36  
 2000 Mobile 14 1 0 0   5 0 5 0 0 0 30  
 2001 Mobile 14 3 1 0   3 0 3 0 0 0 18  
 2002 Mobile 4 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
  Louisiana 10 1 0 0   6 0 6 0 0 0 36  
 2003 Louisiana 14 1 1 1   5 0 5 0 0 0 30  
 2004 Louisiana 14 4 0 0   9 0 9 0 0 0 54  
 2005 Louisiana 7 0 0 0   3 1 2 0 0 0 18  
  Dayton 7 1 0 0   4 0 4 0 0 0 24  
 2006 Dayton 9 1 0 0   4 0 4 0 0 0 24  
  Billings 5 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 2007 Lincoln 14 1 1 0   5 0 5 0 0 0 30  
 2008 Lincoln 14 1 1 1   9 0 9 0 0 0 54  
 2009 Fort Wayne 9 1 0 0   1 0 1 0 0 0 6  
  Louisiana 4 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 11 Seasons 153 15 5 2 60 1 59 0 0 0 360

PROFILE:

FIFL Experience: The league's all-time leader in receptions, yards and touchdowns... Named to the American Conference All-Pro Team in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, and the National Conference All-Pro Team in 2008. In 2008, became oldest WR to receive this honor... a year that he finished 1st in receiving touchdowns, 3rd in receptions and 5th in yards. Named Offensive Player of the Game 9 times in his career. Currently holds the record for the most receiving yards in a game with a 9 catch, 260 yard, 1 TD performance in week 6 of the 1999 season (13-27 loss @ Texas). Also ranked second in this category when he had a 14 catch, 248 yard, 2 TD game in week 9 of the 2002 season (20-7 win vs Fort Wayne). Ranked #1 all-time in receptions with 724, and #2 in receiving yards with 9,528. Had amazing back-to-back 100 reception, 1,400 yard seasons in 2002 and 2003. Traded to the Dayton Skyhawks in a multi-player deal in week 8 of the 2005 season. Enters 2009 season with Fort Wayne, Payton's 6th team.

Professional Experience: Payton led the af2's Louisville Fire with 102 receptions for 1,450 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2002. He also led the team with 1,793 all-purpose yards. Payton scored 126 of the Fire's 514 points. He was the Fire's sixth leading tackler with 19.5 stops. . He began the 2001 season with the New Jersey Gladiators. He played for New Jersey in 2000 hauling in 31 receptions for 430 yards and eight touchdowns. Payton also threw a 21 yard touchdown pass in 2000. He began his career in 1999 with the Dayton Skyhawks of the Indoor Football League. Payton led the Skyhawks in receptions, receiving yards and set records for most yards, most receptions and longest kickoff return in a game.

College: While at Division II Kentucky Wesleyan, Payton set a KWU record with 245 receiving yards vs. Campbell in 1996. His 245 yards was third highest in the NCAA that season. Payton was named captain his senior year and played in the 1996 National Collegiate All-Star Game.

Personal: The Leesville, Louisiana native played high school football in Germany and was named best high school player in the country as well as being named to the All-Europe team in 1990 at Stuttgart High School. Payton enjoys working out and playing the piano. In the off-season, he works as a personal trainer.

 

Teams and players are used for entertainment purposes only. The FIFL is not to be taken seriously. Players abilities and performance are in no way associated with the real player. All team names used are teams that are no longer playing, and in no way are used to distort any real results the said team accomplished. If a player or organization still in existance does not want their name used, the FIFL will take them off and will not use them in any future seasons. Please email federalfootball@yahoo.com.