Carter Payne brings a strong leg and freshman upside to Indiana State
Carter Payne is a freshman kicker for Indiana State in the 2026 season, listed at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, with a background that includes multi-year success in high school soccer and football, which usually translates well to kicking poise and mechanics.[8][2] He is best viewed as a developmental special-teams piece: the raw ingredients are there, but public stat tracking shows no meaningful college production yet, so the real appeal is projection, local-state pedigree, and a skill set that could sharpen quickly in the right program.[8][3][4]
