Kendrick Payne Class: Junior Hometown: Houston, TX High School: Klein Forest HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 285 Position: DL Birthdate: 06/14/1990 Experience: 2L

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CAL CAREER (Career Stats): Has played in 24 games with four starts, recording 20 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss (-9 yards), 1.0 sack (-5 yards), one pass breakup and one fumble recovery.

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats)

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in 10 games and started the first two contests of the season vs. UC Davis and Colorado, before appearing in eight of the final 10 contests off the bench ... tallied seven tackles, including a season-high-tying two against both Colorado and Washington ... picked up single tackles in road games at Nevada, Arizona and Oregon State.

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in 12 games, including the first two starts of his career in the team's final two contests ... recorded career highs of 13 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss (-9 yards), 1.0 sack (-5 yards), one fumble recovery and one pass breakup ... had the biggest game of his career in the team's final contest of the season in the Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, collecting career-bests of three tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-6 yards) and his first career sack for a five-yard loss ... had two tackles on four other occasions vs. Eastern Washington, vs. Washington State (0.5 TFL, -1 yard), at Arizona State (1.0 TFL, -1 yard) and at Stanford (0.5 TFL, -1 yard) ... fumble recovery came at Minnesota when he recovered a ball that had been knocked loose by teammate Mychal Kendricks to stop a third-quarter Minnesota drive at the Cal 19-yard line, preserving a 21-14 lead for the Golden Bears ... recorded his first career pass breakup in the season opener vs. Maryland.

2008 (Game-By-Game Stats): Redshirted ... played in the first two games of the season but did not record any stats other than participation ... enrolled in January of 2008 after graduating early from high school and took part in Cal's 2008 spring workouts.

HIGH SCHOOL: After missing much of his junior campaign with a hip pointer, returned in his senior season to post 44 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and four quarterback hurries to earn Co-Defensive District MVP honors ... registered a game-winning sack against rival Aldine High School ... helped team to a 9-2 record before a loss in the second round of the state playoffs.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kendrick Bernard Payne ... born June 14, 1990 ... parents are Kenneth Payne and Angela Williams ... uncle, Harvey Williams, played college football at LSU and for eight seasons in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, and both the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders ... from the same high school as Cal football classmate Josh Hill ... major is social welfare.

CAREER STATISTICS

PAYNE'S CAREER GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 3 (Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0 (Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 6 (Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Sacks: 1.0 (Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Sack Yards: 5 (Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah, 2009)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (at Minnesota, 2009)
Pass Breakups: 1 (vs. Maryland, 2009)

LAST UPDATED: October 11, 2011