• Played in 45 games as a Boilermaker, making 126 catches for 1,275 yards and 21 touchdowns
• His 21 receiving touchdowns rank fifth in Purdue history and second all-time by a tight end, trailing only Dave Young (27)
• Ranks sixth all-time in receiving yards by a tight end
2022
• Mackey Award Semifinalist
• Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, Media, AP, Phil Steele)
• All-American Honorable Mention (Phil Steele)
• Caught 56 passes for 560 yards and eight touchdowns, ranking second on the team in all three categories
• Played in 13 games, starting 12 of them
• Caught a team-high seven passes for a season-high 109 yards, catching the go-ahead touchdown pass before rumbling 56 yards to set up another late Purdue touchdown to help the Boilermakers beat Maryland (Oct. 8); the performance marked the third 100-yard game of his career
• Produced the fourth multi-touchdown game of his career, making a team-high seven receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns in the victory at No. 21 Illinois (Nov. 12)
• Hauled in a season-high nine catches for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns at Syracuse (Sept. 17)
• Recorded multiple receptions in 12 of 13 games, including eight games with at least four catches, while finding the end zone in six contests
2021
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by coaches
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree
• Appeared in 12 games, making 10 starts
• Caught 45 passes for 467 yards and six touchdowns
• Snagged five or more passes in five games and posted a pair of games with 100 yards or more
• Hauled in seven passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in season opener against Oregon State (Sept. 4)
• Caught four passes for 54 yards and a score against UConn (Sept. 11)
• Grabbed nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against Wisconsin (Oct. 23)
• Scored twice on five catches for 85 yards, including a 62-yard tightrope touchdown against Tennessee (Dec. 30)
2020
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
• Started all six games
• Caught 16 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns on the year
• Had four receptions for 41 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 24
• Tallied four receptions for a season-high 52 yards at Illinois on Oct. 31
• Finished with one reception for four yards against Northwestern on Nov. 15
• Caught four passes for 40 yards and a touchdown at Minnesota on Nov. 20
• Had two catches for nine yards and a touchdown vs. Rutgers on Nov. 28
• Caught a 20-yard touchdown pass against Nebraska on Dec. 5
2019
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in all 12 games, making four starts
• Caught nine passes for 82 yards and four touchdowns on the year
• Had first collegiate reception and touchdown vs. Vanderbilt on Sept. 7, finishing the game with two receptions for 28 yards and the score
• Had an eight-yard reception at No. 12 Penn State on Oct. 5
• Caught a four-yard pass vs. Maryland on Oct. 12
• Scored on a one-yard reception at No. 23 Iowa on Oct. 19
• Had an 11-yard touchdown reception vs. Illinois on Oct. 26
• Caught two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown against Nebraska on Nov. 2
• Recorded a seven-yard reception at No. 14 Wisconsin on Nov. 23
2018
• Appeared in two games as a reserve, did not record and statistics
HIGH SCHOOL
• Caught 22 passes for 330 yards and five touchdowns
• First team all-county
• 2017 all-region
• Voted team captain
• Played lacrosse prior to moving over to football as a senior
PERSONAL
• Given name is William Payne Durham
• Birthdate: June 15, 2000
• Graduated Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Pursuing MS in Technology Leadership & Innovation