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Jersey Number 81
Payton Bunch
- Position:
- LS
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pendleton, S.C.
- High School:
- Pendleton HS
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in May 2023.
2023 (Redshirt senior)
- Played in all 12 games for the Chants as the long snapper
- Handled the long snapping duties for punts, field goals, and extra points all season
- Recorded a solo tackle against Marshall (Oct. 28)
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
- Played in all 13 games for the Chants as the long snapper
- Handled the long snapping duties for punts, field goals, and extra points all season long
- Snapped for all 12 field goal and 47 extra-point attempts
- Also snapped for all 55 punts on the season
- Totaled two solo tackles on the year on punt coverage
- Recorded his first career tackle in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
- Also picked up a solo tackle in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
- Was awarded a full scholarship in the 2023 spring season (Click Here)
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Lined up at long snapper in four games on the season
- Snapped for either an extra point or a field goal in wins over The Citadel (Sept. 2), UMass (Sept. 25), ULM (Oct. 2), and Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Did not see any game action on the year
- Dressed for the majority of the games on the season
- Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2021 spring term
2019 (Freshman)
- Redshirt season
- Did not play in a game
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester
High School
- Lettered and played tight end and long snapper for Pendleton High School and head coach Yon Radford
- Tabbed a four-star long snapper by RubioLongSnapping.com
- Named to the Western 3A All-Region Offensive Team
- Helped Pendleton go 9-3 overall and 5-0 in region play his senior season, advancing to the second round of the 2018 SCHSL Football Class 3A state championship playoffs
- Caught 42 passes for 622 yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games his senior season
- Averaged 14.8 yards per catch and 62.2 receiving yards per game as a senior
- Also returned 15 punts for 102 yards, including a long of 63 yards, and one touchdown
- Had 12 catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns versus Belton-Honea Path (Sept. 15)
- Also lettered in baseball and basketball for the Bulldogs
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