Delaware State University

2022: Pre-season All-MEAC Second Team

2021: Competed in all 11 games … All-MEAC Second Team honoree … sixth on the Hornets with 35 total tackles, including 25 solo stops … also credited with six pass  break-ups, one sack, one interception (20 yds) and one blocked kick … also MEAC leader with 11.0 punt return average … returned five punts for career-high 102 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown, in 13-7 loss to MEAC and HBCU National Champ South Carolina State (Oct. 23) … also had punt returns of 21, 19, 18 and 17 yards during the season ... recorded season-high seven tackles (two unassisted) vs. East Tennessee State (Sep. 18) …  selected as MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after contributing four solo tackles, an interception (20 yd return), forced fumble and a sack in 28-26 victory over Norfolk State (Nov. 13) …  tallied six tackles (five solo)  in 30-23 win over Howard (Oct. 30) … MEAC Academic All-Star

2020 (spring 2021): Appeared in three games of five games in abbreviated season … missed two games due to injury … recorded six tackles, each solo, four pass break-up and a forced fumble … also returned five punts for 44 yards, with a long of 17 … had three solo tackles, a forced fumble and two pass break-ups in 17-10 win over Howard in season-opener (Feb. 27) … also returned four punts for 38 yards (long 17) in Howard contest … tallied two unassisted tackles and two break-ups vs. South Carolina State (Mar. 13) … 

2019: Appeared in 12 games. Played first two games at wide receiver. Totaled two receptions for 19 yards… Moved to defensive back during the third game of the season. Totaled 21 tackles, two interceptions and two passed breakups. Also was a part time returner. Tallied 13 yards on one kick return and recorded 20 yards on three punt returns. Best game(s): One interception for two yards at. NC Central (Oct. 26). One interception for 42 yards vs. Bethune Cookman (Nov. 9).

Junior College: Career stats at Fort Scott included six interceptions … earned associates degree.

High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Woodson HS … helped lead team to conference championships during sophomore and junior seasons … three-time All-State selection … selected as team Player-of-the-year as a senior

Personal: Son of Demetria Sutton and Charles Peeler, Jr. … has one sister and one brother … born 7/14/99 … majoring in Communications and minoring in Business … brother, D’andre Payne, played football at Iowa State from 2016 to ’18 … friend of Virginia Tech football player Sean Savoy (2017-18) and Pittsburgh letterman Jaylen Twyman (2017)