Kian Payne

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
249
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

2024: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas under head coach Randy Dreiling... Named to the Top 11 team by the Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior, while he was the Kansas 4A Defensive Player of the Year by Sports in Kansas... A first team all-state honoree as a senior by Sports in Kansas and the Wichita Eagle after carding 62 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss... Also earned first team all-state honors as a junior from both publications... Named the league’s defensive player of the year as a senior and the defensive lineman of the year as both a junior and senior... Also competed in rugby and lacrosse.

PERSONAL: Kian Payne was born November 25, 2005, in Overland Park, Kansas... Son of Michael Payne and Misty Payne... Has two siblings, Zoe and John... A marketing major.