2016 Football Roster
Payne, Wesley
Jersey Number 50
Wesley Payne
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Maricopa, Ariz.
- High School:
- Mountain Pointe HS
Bio
2016 Game-By-Game Stats
OVERVIEW
OREGON STATE
2016 (JUNIOR)
PIMA CC
MESA CC
MOUNTAIN POINTE HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
OVERVIEW
- Experienced inside linebacker will be expected to battle for the vacant starting spot this fall
- Will also be a factor on special teams units
OREGON STATE
2016 (JUNIOR)
- Played in all 12 games mostly on special teams
- Recorded his only tackle of the season at Stanford
- Signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Oregon State football program in February 2016
- Arrived on campus with two seasons of eligibility remaining to be completed in three years
PIMA CC
- Rivals and 247Sports three-star athlete
- National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American
- Led the NJCAA for tackles with 149 and was the Western State Fooball League’s Defensive Player of the Year
- Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
MESA CC
- Attended Mesa Community College for one year
- 130 tackles as a freshman
MOUNTAIN POINTE HIGH SCHOOL
- 170 tackles as a senior for a team that went 12-2
- East Valley Tribune Second Team in 2012 after setting the school record for tackles
- Joins OSU with fellow Pima/Mountain Pointe teammates Timmy Hernandez and Landry Payne, and former prep teammate Paul Lucas
PERSONAL
- Born February 25, 1996 in Mesa, Ariz.
- Son of Landry Perkins and Erin Payne
- Has a brother, Landry, and two sisters, Leah and Jaida
- Brother, Landry, also signed an NLI to play football at Oregon State where the two will continue to be teammates
- Enjoys hiking, playing video games and working out
- Majoring in sociology
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 10, 2025
Wednesday, September 10
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 9, 2025
Tuesday, September 09
Oregon State Football Press Conference: Head Coach Trent Bray (Sept. 8, 2025)
Monday, September 08
Oregon State Football Interviews: September 3, 2025
Wednesday, September 03
