G OPHER P R OFILES being named the county and area player of the year • also an all-state selection • totaled 109 LOGAN receptions for 1,650 yards and 30 touchdowns for his career • had stellar senior season with 74 receptions for 1,250 yards and 23 touchdowns • intercepted two passes his senior season and eight during his career • also played basketball and baseball • was the team MVP in bas- PAYNE ketball • Honor Roll student all four years of high school. Wide Receiver PERSONAL: Housing studies major • son of Toliver and Jeanette Payne • born January 21, 1985. Sr./Sr. • 6-2 • 205 PAYNE’S CAREER STATISTICS Lutz, Fla. u RECEIVING Land O’ Lakes High School 84 Year . .G/GS . .Rec. .Yds. .Avg. .TD . .Long 2003 . .9/0 . .1 . .11 . .11.0 . .0 . .11 Had a breakout season last year and will be one of Minnesota’s go-to receivers in 2006 • pos- 2004 . .12/0 . .0 . .0 . .0.0 . .0 . .0 GOPHERS session receiver who makes the big play and always fights for the extra yard • has the athletic 2005 . .12/9 . .37 . .529 . .14.3 . .2 . .53 COACHES ability to rise above opposing defenses and make the spectacular catch as well • possesses Total . .33/9 . .38 . .540 . .14.2 . .2 . .53 REVIEW good speed which has also made him an asset as a punt returner • should further increase his HISTORY production as the Gophers look to pass the ball more this year. u PUNT RETURNS MEDIA Year . .G . .Ret. .Yds. .Avg. .TD . .Long CAREER NOTES: Has started nine of 33 career games. 2003 . .9 . .2 . .11 . .5.5 . .0 . .9 2005 • JUNIOR SEASON: 2004 . .12 . .1 . .32 . .32.0 . .0 . .32 Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts • tied with Ernie Wheelwright for 2005 . .12 . .11 . .106 . .9.6 . .0 . .21 most receptions on the team with 37 • second on the team in receiving yards at 529 • caught at Total . .33 . .14 . .149 . .10.6 . .0 . .32 least two passes in 10 of 12 games • had two receiving touchdowns, including an eight-yard touchdown on fourth down against Purdue that helped send the game into a second overtime PAYNE’S GAME OFFENSIVE BESTS Game-by-Game: and an eventual 42-35 win • returned 11 punts for 106 yards and a 9.6 average • Receptions . .11 . .at Iowa. .11-19-2005 had three catches for 66 yards at Tulsa (9/1) • recorded team-high three catches for 51 yards Receiving Yards . .158 . .at Iowa . .11-19-2005 against Colorado State (9/10) • registered a career-high with four catches for 78 yards against Receiving Touchdowns . .1 . .twice, last at Iowa . .11-19-2005 Florida Atlantic (9/17) • caught three balls for 30 yards and a touchdown against Purdue (9/24) Long Reception . .53 . .at Iowa . .11-19-2005 • touchdown was the first of his career • caught two balls for 10 yards against Penn State (10/1) Punt Returns . .4 . .vs. Wisconsin . .10-15-2005 • caught two passes for nine yards against Michigan (10/8) • caught two passes for 24 yards and Long Punt Return . .32 . .vs. Toledo . .9-4-2004 returned four punts for 39 yards against Wisconsin (10/15) • tied a career-high with four catch- es against Ohio State (10/29) and had a then career-best 82 receiving yards • 42-yard recep- PAYNE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS tion in the second quarter against the Buckeyes was also a career-long • had two punt returns GAME-BY-GAME 2005 RECEVING PUNT RETURNS for 26 yards • caught two balls for 16 yards and returned three punts for 28 yards against Indiana u u u Rec Yds Avg. TD Long Ret. Yds Avg. TD Long (11/5) • set career-highs with 11 receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown at Iowa (11/19) • set a new career high with a 53-yard reception • 11 catches was the most by a Gopher since Luke at Tulsa 3 66 22.0 0 33 0 0 0.0 0 0 Leverson had 12 at Ohio State in 1998 • returned two punts for 13 yards against Virginia in the Colorado State 3 51 17.0 0 20 0 0 0.0 0 0 Music City Bowl (12/30) • Academic All-Big Ten selection • scholar-athlete award winner • par- Florida Atlantic 4 78 19.5 0 31 0 0 0.0 0 0 ticipated in 686 plays • earned second letter. Purdue 3 30 10.0 1 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Penn State 2 10 5.0 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 2004 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Switched jersey number from No. 33 to No. 84 • played in all 12 games at Michigan 2 9 4.5 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 • had one punt return for 32 yards in season opener vs. Toledo (9/4) • Academic All-Big Ten Wisconsin 2 24 12.0 0 19 4 39 9.8 0 21 selection • participated in 88 plays • earned first letter. Ohio State 4 82 20.5 0 42 2 26 13.0 0 16 at Indiana 2 16 8.0 0 15 3 28 9.3 0 13 2003 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Appeared in nine games at wide receiver and on special teams • caught Michigan State 1 5 5.0 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 first career pass for 11 yards in the season opener vs. Tulsa (8/30) • returned two punts for a at Iowa 11 158 14.4 1 53 0 0 0.0 0 0 total of 11 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette (9/20) • scholar-athlete award winner • participat- Virginia (Music City) 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 0 8 ed in 61 plays. Total 37 529 14.3 2 53 11 106 9.6 0 21 HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Land O’ Lakes High School (Fla.) • high school coach was John Benedetto • was all-county his junior and senior seasons and all-area his senior year along with Logan PAYNE 74 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOT A F OOTBALL 2006 G OPHER P ROFILES PINNIX’S CAREER STATISTICS AMIR u RUSHING u RECEIVING Year . .G/GS . .Att. .Yds. .Avg. .TD . .Long . .Rec. .Yds. .Avg. .TD . .Long 2004 . .12/0 . .26 . .137 . .5.3 . .2 . .21 . .0 . .0 . .0.0 . .0 . .0 PINNIX 2005 . .10/0 . .78 . .467 . .6.0 . .1 . .45 . .0 . .0 . .0.0 . .0 . .0 Running Back Total . .22/0 . .104 . .604 . .5.8 . .3 . .45 . .0 . .0 . .0.0 . .0 . .0 Sr./Jr. • 6-0 • 205 PINNIX’S GAME OFFENSIVE BESTS Rushes . .32 . .vs. Michigan State . .11-12-2005 Newark, N.J. Rushing Yards . .206 . .vs. Michigan State . .11-12-2005 Malcolm X Shabazz High School 29 Rushing TDs . .1 . .three times, last Michigan State . .11-12-2005 Long Rush . .45 . .at Indiana . .11-5-2005 Moves into the starting running back position after being a reliable backup over the last two sea- PINNIX’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS sons • proved he is capable of being effective against the best in the Big Ten by making the most GOPHERS GAME-BY-GAME 2005 of his carries last season • speedy, shifty runner who has added size to be able to take the pun- u COACHES ishment that goes along with being the feature back • has embraced the challenge of continu- Rush Yds TD Long Rec Yds TD Long REVIEW ing Minnesota’s stretch of great running backs. at Tulsa 11 46 0 8 0 0 0 0 HISTORY Colorado State 14 65 0 15 0 0 0 0 MEDIA CAREER NOTES: Has appeared in 22 games, rushing 104 times for a total of 604 yards. Florida Atlantic 15 83 0 16 0 0 0 0 Purdue did not play (injured) 2005 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Appeared in 10 games, finishing with 78 carries for 467 yards and one at Penn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdown • earned Big Ten Player of the week honors following his performance against at Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michigan State (11/12) • joined teammates Laurence Maroney and Gary Russell as Big Ten Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the Week recipients, making Minnesota the first school in Big Ten history to have three Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 different running backs earn the award in the same season • Game-by-Game: rushed 11 times for at Indiana 2 48 0 45 0 0 0 0 46 yards at Tulsa (9/1) • carried 14 times for 65 yards against Colorado State (9/10) • ran for 83 Michigan State 32 206 1 30 0 0 0 0 yards on 15 carries vs. Florida Atlantic (9/17) • carried the ball twice for 48 yards vs. Indiana at Iowa 4 19 0 9 0 0 0 0 (11/5) • 45-yard rush against the Hoosiers was a career-long • had a career-day against Virginia (Music City) did not play Michigan State (11/12), rushing 32 times for 206 yards and one touchdown, his first of the sea- Total 78 467 1 45 0 0 0 0 son, against the Spartans • was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his per- formance against Michigan State • had four carries for 19 yards against Iowa (11/19) • partici- pated in 133 plays • earned second letter. 2004 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 12 games • tallied 137 yards on 26 carries with two touch- downs with a long rush of 21 yards • also had three kick returns for 49 yards • Game-by-Game: had career highs in carries and yards against Toledo (9/4) when he rushed for 88 yards on 17 attempts and scored his first career touchdown on a three-yard run • also had two kick returns for 33 yards with a career long of 17 against the Rockets • totaled 21 yards on two carries at Colorado State (9/18) • had one carry for one yard against Northwestern (9/25) • had one kick return for 16 yards at Michigan State (10/16) • had six attempts for 27 yards with a one-yard touchdown run vs.