Swantavius Payne

Swantavius Payne

Swantavius Payne cooking lunch for his teammates
No. 55
Position:	Offensive Lineman
Personal information
Born:	(2028-03-14)March 14, 2028 (aged 33) Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	325 lb (147 kg)
Username:	Swanty
Career information
College:	UW
ISFL Draft:	2050 / Round:
DSFL Draft:	2049 / Round:
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Swantavius Payne (born March 14, 2028) is an American football offensive lineman who currently plays in the ISFL. He played college football for the University of Washington.

Early years

Swantavius Payne was born in Kirkland, WA to Melissa and Swantavius Johnson, who was a regional collections supervisor at a box company. Payne's uncle, Swantavius Steve was a former college football star, while Steve's son Swantavius Jones (Payne's cousin) was the first of the family to make it to the ISFL, playing for the Berlin Fire Salamanders for ten seasons.

Much like his cousin Jones, Swantavius Payne large stature lended him well to the offensive line position and unlike his cousin, Payne was extremely keen to make it to the highest level of professional football. As such, he was recruited to the University of Washington and played at left tackle for his entire college career.

Payne's other cousin, Swantavius King is also looking to enter the professional ranks at the same time and at the same position.

College career

One of the larger offensive lineman in the college ranks, Swantavius Payne was a reliable tackle in his career but would often get beaten to the edge by a fast linebacker. While he never received any accolades for his college OL play, scouts are excited about the physical attributes Payne possesses and are tipping him for success in the ISFL.

Career statistics

College career statistics

Career statistics			Offensive Line
Season	Team	Games	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
2045	UW	12	46	5
2046	UW	12	49	6
2047	UW	12	59	4
2048	UW	12	56	5

Professional career

2048

Swantavius Payne was picked up off of waivers by the Dallas Birddogs for their final four games of the S33 season. Payne had a quiet debut performance against Minnesota, picking up 3 pancakes but avoiding giving up a sack. His second game though was where he found his feet, racking up a game high 7 pancakes against the Portland Pythons. Game three was back down to earth, with Payne managing just 2 pancakes against the Kansas City Coyotes in what was Dallas's fourth loss in a row. And unfortunately Payne never managed to taste a win in his brief Dallas stint, with the Birddogs falling to the London Royals in the final week. Additionally, Payne could only manage another 2 pancakes in this one.

All in all, it was a solid if slightly anonymous practice run in the DSFL for Swantavius Payne. He averaged less than 4 pancakes a game but did avoid giving up any sacks or penalties.

2049

Payne was drafted late in the S34 DSFL draft, with teams concerned about his demands. Some scouts branded him as 'toxic' and 'locker room poison', but it was Tijuana who decided to take a chance late with him, slotting him in at right tackle. Payne put in a good showing in the S34 season, making the Pro Bowl in his first full season and ranking 5th in the league in pancakes, though he was bested by his teammate A Kicker. Tijuana finished with the best record in the league but fell in overtime in the first round of the playoffs to the Dallas Birddogs.

Despite just getting settled in Tijuana, Payne had strong ambitions to play in the big leagues, so he knew that the loss to Dallas would be his final game with the Luchadores. It was brief, but Payne was eternally grateful to Tijuana for giving him a home and preparing him for the ISFL.

2050

Payne was drafted to the Philadelphia Liberty in the first round of the 2050 ISFL draft. He was called up immediately and placed into the starting left tackle slot as per his pre-draft requests. With a lot of pressure to perform given his youth and lack of experience, Payne lived up to the expectations, recording the league's 9th best pancake total at 105 and giving up only 1 sack on the final day of the season. Despite this, he racked up 5 penalties, a record that he pledged to work on going forward.

The Liberty exceeded expectations and went 8-8, narrowly missing out on a playoff berth, and Payne was honored in the postseason in the ISFL awards ceremony with the Offensive Rookie of the Year award and a nomination to the SFWG's 2nd-team All-Pro.

Quickly earning a reputation as an immovable object on the Philly line, teammates began referring to him as 'The Lump'. Payne, not liking it, took a page out of Doug Martin's book by instead inventing a new nickname for himself: 'The Payne Train'. It remains to be seen which nickname will catch on.

2051

Swantavius Payne entered the S36 season full of hope, after a fantastic rookie season that propelled him into fantasy relevance. However, it was a horror start for the young offensive tackle, accruing just 11 pancakes in the first quarter of the season. The media were quick to ask questions of Payne, both to himself and to his coaches, but they were dismissed as nothing more than a dry spell. As the season continued, it became clear that pancakes weren't the only issue. By season's end, Payne had conceded 2 sacks and committed 3 penalties.

Week 16 was a lone bright spot as he pancaked defenders 11 times to take his season total to 80, still a huge drop on the year before. Payne addressed his performances finally in the offseason, attributing the drop in stats totals to the team scheme rather than his own efforts, which was not looked on kindly by the Philadelphia management. Payne then backtracked from that argument, giving his word that he would try harder next season and guaranteed his fans that he would break 100 pancakes.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	325 lb (147 kg)

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Offensive Line
Season	Team	Games	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
2048 (S33)	Birddogs	4	14	0
2049 (S34)	Luchadores	14	59	3
2050 (S35)	Liberty	16	105	1
2051 (S36)	Liberty	16	80	2