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2 Payton Schott

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-2
  • Hometown Caledonia, Minn.
  • Highschool Caledonia

Biography

AT ST. OLAF
2023-24
(Fifth Year) – NFF Hampshire Honor Society member… Returned to team for fifth year of eligibility from COVID-19 pandemic… Started all 10 games… Caught 48 passes for 701 yards and seven touchdowns… Returned eight kickoffs for 182 yards and five punts for 43 yards… Led team in receiving touchdowns, second in receiving yards, and third in receptions… Ranked 12th in the MIAC in yards per catch (14.6), 14th in receiving yards and receiving yards per game, tied for 16th in receiving touchdowns, and 17th in receptions and receptions per game… Had five receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown in 34-24 loss to Central in season opener on Sept. 2… Caught five passes for 95 yards and a score in 52-21 win at Luther on Sept. 9… Hauled in nine receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown in 33-31 loss at Carleton on Oct. 7… Had six catches for season-high 109 yards and two scores in 37-17 victory at St. Scholastica on Oct. 14… Caught season-high nine passes for 93 yards and a score in 56-36 defeat to Augsburg on Oct. 21.

2022-23 (Senior) – Played in all 10 games… Caught 48 passes for 814 yards and nine touchdowns… Led team in receptions, receiving yards, yards per reception (17.0), and receiving touchdowns… Caught at least one touchdown in seven of the team’s 10 games… Had four receptions for 108 yards and two touchdowns in 55-27 win over Luther on Sept. 10… Caught five passes for 95 yards and a touchdown in 38-32 victory at Macalester on Sept. 24… Matched season high with seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown in 41-36 win over Augsburg on Oct. 1… Had four receptions for 73 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown, in 49-10 loss to No. 5 Saint John’s on Oct. 15… Caught six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in 49-37 loss to Gustavus Adolphus on Nov. 5… Posted third 100-yard game of the season with five receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown in 33-30 loss to Macalester on Nov. 12.

2021-22 (Junior) – Played in all 10 games… Totaled 31 receptions for 462 yards and two touchdowns… Tied for team lead in receptions, second in receiving yards and receiving yards per game, and tied for fourth in receiving touchdowns… Also had one carry for eight yards and returned 18 kickoffs for 352 yards with a long of 39 yards… Fourth in MIAC in yards per catch (14.9), 14th in receiving yards and receptions per game, tied for 19th in receptions, and tied for 20th in receptions per game… Fourth in MIAC in yards per kickoff return (19.6) and 11th in all-purpose yards per game (82.2)… Six receptions for 91 yards in 46-27 loss to No. 14 Central in season opener on Sept. 4… Pulled in three receptions for 64 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown, in 29-14 loss at Gustavus on Nov. 6… Caught the game-winning 14-yard touchdown with 1:22 remaining and had season-high seven catches for 68 yards in 35-28 victory at Augsburg in MIAC Championship Week on Nov. 13.

2020-21 (Sophomore) – Did not play.

2019-20 (First Year) – Started all 10 games… Recorded 51 tackles (35 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, five passes defended, three pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick… Second on team in solo tackles and third in total tackles… Led team in interceptions… Had 10 tackles (eight solo) and one interception in 56-7 loss to No. 19/23 St. Thomas on Nov. 2… Season-high 12 tackles (nine solo) in 49-7 loss at Gustavus on Nov. 16.

AT CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL
Member of football, wrestling and baseball teams all four years… Academic all-state in both football and baseball as a senior… Football teams won Class AA state championships in all four years… Qualified for state in wrestling as a senior… Baseball team placed third in state junior year… Graduated in top 10 percent of class… National Honor Society member.
 
PERSONAL
Parents Shay and Stacey Mahoney and Todd Schott… Siblings William and Charlie… Majoring in economics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2019First Year

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 195 lbs
    17
  • 2

    2022Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Fifth Year

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 195 lbs
    2