Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 69 | — |
| Success rate | 37.7% | 271st / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 15.9% | 88th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 17.4% | 218th / 332 |
| First downs | 18 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 12 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 9.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 55.6% | — |
| Success rate per target | 22.2% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 11.1% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 11.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Payne's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Run direction77 carries
2025 charting · Notre Dame
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Cincinnati#55 · 5-3 | 7 | 36% | 78 | 485 | 6.2 | 2 | 37.7% | 7 | 58 | 0 | 9.4% |
| 2025 |  Notre Dame#3 · 10-2 | 2 | 3% | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Notre Dame#7 · 10-3 | 13 | 18% | 45 | 168 | 3.7 | 2 | 51.3% | 9 | 58 | 2 | 5.3% |
| 2022 | Notre Dame#16 · 9-4 | 1 | 1% | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gi'Bran Payne's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Gi'Bran Payne's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Boston College | W 34–15 | 6.9 | 14 | 108 | 7.7 | 0 | 31 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 8.3 | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 |  Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | 5.3 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 31–26 | 7.2 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 0 | 53 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Arizona | L 7–34 | 2.9 | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ West Virginia | L 42–45 | 4.5 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | W 37–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 9 |  Utah | L 25–49 | 6.4 | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.9 | 78 | 485 | 6.2 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 0 | 34 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 78 | — |
| Yards | 485 | 84th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 6.2 | 38th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 266th / 683 |
| Long | 53 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 917th / 2089 |
| Yards | 58 | 1074th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 34 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Boston College | ✓ RB | 61 | ~23 (16–30) | 14 | 38% |
| Wk 2 · Western Carolina | ✓ RB | 78 | ~33 (23–43) | 14 | 42% |
| Wk 3 · Miami (OH) | ✓ RB | 76 | ~38 (26–49) | 14 | 50% |
| Wk 4 · Kansas State | ✓ RB | 52 | ~31 (21–40) | 18 | 60% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona | ✓ RB | 57 | ~24 (16–31) | 11 | 42% |
| Wk 7 · West Virginia | ✓ RB | 70 | ~17 (12–22) | 7 | 24% |
| Wk 9 · Utah | — | 63 | ~24 (16–31) | 11 | 38% |
| Season | 6 GS | 528 | 190 (151–235) | 89 | 36% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Cincinnati roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cole Tabb | RB | JR | 79 | 752 | 9.5 | 10 | 17 | +0.54 |
| 6 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | SR | 78 | 485 | 6.2 | 2 | 7 | +0.20 |
| 7 | Zylan Perry | RB | SR | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | +0.27 |
| 13 | Zion Johnson | RB | SO | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | -0.18 |
| 25 | James Lewis | RB | JR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | — | +0.57 |
| 26 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | FR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Cincinnati depth chart →