Treylin Payne gave Texas State football a player-profile story that reached beyond one spring workout. By the time the Bobcats held Pro Day on March 23, 2026, Payne had already put a full season of production on film, carried San Antonio roots into San Marcos, and given the program a record-setting linebacker performance that local football people could point to with pride. The verified draft outcome was not included in the supplied research, so this profile focuses on what his documented 2025 season and Pro Day testing showed before any later professional decisions were made.

What Treylin Payne Put On Record

From San Antonio To San Marcos

Payne’s path carried a familiar Central Texas thread. He was listed by Texas State as a senior linebacker from San Antonio, Texas, out of Judson High School, standing 6 feet and weighing 215 pounds after previously playing two seasons at Houston before transferring to the Bobcats Texas State player profile. That background matters in a local sports community where high school connections do not disappear once an athlete reaches college. Judson has long been part of the San Antonio football conversation, and Payne’s move to Texas State kept his college story close enough for area families, coaches, and former teammates to follow without losing the local connection.

For Texas State, the value was not just that he arrived with FBS experience. It was that he turned that experience into week-to-week production. During the 2025 season, Payne started all 13 games and led the Bobcats with 107 tackles, including 49 solo stops and 58 assisted tackles. He also recorded 6.5 tackles for loss for 14 yards and 2 sacks for 9 yards. Those numbers gave the defense a steady presence in the middle of the field and gave scouts a full-game sample rather than a short burst of late-season attention.

Record Night Against Marshall

The defining line on the résumé came on October 18, 2025, against Marshall. Payne set the Texas State single-game program record with 24 tackles, a total Draft Scout listed as one short of the Sun Belt Conference record Draft Scout profile. That kind of game does more than fill a stat sheet. It becomes part of how a player is remembered inside a program, especially at a school still pushing to show that its best defensive players can command attention outside the region.

Two days later, on October 20, 2025, he was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8 because of that performance. The honor fit the film: tackles at volume, constant involvement, and the stamina to keep showing up as the game demanded more snaps. For a linebacker, that combination is often the strongest argument. Athletic testing matters, but production across a full defensive workload tells a staff whether a player can be trusted down after down.

How The Pro Day Showcase Framed His Case

Treylin Payne Pro Day Takeaways

Texas State’s Pro Day on March 23, 2026 gave Payne a different stage. Instead of reacting to Marshall’s formations, Sun Belt tempo, or a weekly game plan, he had to present his athletic profile in a controlled scouting setting. The supplied research noted that he stood out during position drills while showing range, tackling ability, athleticism, and explosiveness in front of NFL scouts. That mattered because his 2025 season had already answered one question: could he produce? Pro Day helped frame a second question: how would that production translate when evaluators compared him to the rest of the linebacker class?

The answer was not built on one drill alone. Payne’s case was a blend. He had the production of a defensive leader, the durability of a 13-game starter, and a headline game that no Texas State linebacker had topped. At Pro Day, the task was to pair that football identity with measurements scouts could file, compare, and revisit during staff meetings.

That is also why Texas State benefited from the moment. Every player who earns serious evaluation gives the next recruit another example. The Bobcats did not have to sell only playing time or campus life; Payne’s spring showed that a defender could come through San Marcos, lead the team in tackles, set a school record, and still stand in front of professional scouts with a case to make. For a related local angle on how his workout strengthened that profile, our earlier Texas State Pro Day profile tracked the same San Antonio-to-San Marcos thread.

What The Numbers Said To Scouts

Production Versus Measurables

Payne’s documented Pro Day testing created a practical scouting picture. Draft Scout listed his 40-yard dash at around 4.81 seconds, with a 75 3/4-inch wingspan, a 32-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot broad jump, 13 bench-press reps at 225 pounds, a 4.46-second 20-yard shuttle, and a 7.25-second 3-cone drill. Those figures did not erase the conversation about linebacker size or top-end speed, but they gave teams a verified athletic snapshot to place next to the tape.

• 2025 Texas State production: 107 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks.
• Peak game: 24 tackles against Marshall on October 18, 2025.
• Testing profile: 32-inch vertical jump, 10-foot broad jump, and 4.46-second shuttle.

The tension in his profile was clear. Payne was productive, tough, and active enough to lead a college defense, but analysts also noted questions tied to his weight range and speed compared with prototype NFL linebackers. That is not a dismissal. It is the normal sorting process for prospects who win with consistency and contact skills more than rare testing traits. In Payne’s case, the production forced that conversation to be serious.

For Texas State supporters, that distinction is worth holding. Not every draft-process story is about a perfect prospect. Sometimes the stronger local story is about an athlete who played his way into the room through performance. Payne’s record night, weekly tackle volume, and completed Pro Day gave the Bobcats a player whose name could be discussed through verified achievement rather than projection alone.

Why Treylin Payne Matters To Texas State

A Local Linebacker With Program Value

Payne’s rise mattered because it connected several parts of the Texas State football identity at once. He was a San Antonio product, a transfer who found a larger role in San Marcos, a full-season starter, and a defender who left behind a school record. For recruits in the I-35 corridor, that is a useful example: development does not have to happen far from home to carry weight.

His 2025 season also gave Texas State a defensive achievement that can live beside broader program growth. Offensive numbers often draw the fastest attention in modern college football, but a 24-tackle game gives defensive players and position coaches something firm to claim. It says a Bobcat linebacker can be central to a game plan, central to the box score, and central to the scouting conversation after the season ends.

Payne did not need a perfect testing sheet for his Pro Day to have meaning. He needed to show that the player on film was also the athlete scouts saw in person. The research supports that picture: a productive, durable linebacker with proven tackling volume, a record performance, and enough athletic data to remain part of professional evaluation discussions.

For the local sports community, the lasting value sits there. Texas State had a defender who brought San Antonio credentials to San Marcos and turned them into measurable college production. That is the kind of player story that strengthens a roster, gives young athletes a nearby model, and reminds Bobcat fans that program visibility often starts with one player making tackle after tackle until the wider football world has to take notice.