Gi'Bran Payne
Cincinnati Bearcats
69
Depth

Gi'Bran Payne

Cincinnati BearcatsAverage
RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Notre Dame
2nd String / Backup

Is Gi'Bran Payne starting?

Gi'Bran Payne is listed 2nd string at RB for Cincinnati Bearcats.

Redshirt senior · #6 · 5'10", 208 lbs

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Depth at RB · Cincinnati Bearcats

  1. 1384Cole TabbStarter
  2. 2669Gi'Bran PayneYou
  3. 31364Zion Johnson
  4. 4764Zylan Perry
  5. 52650Jayzon Thompson

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of LaSalle, ranked #285 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 53 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #285 NatlTeam Share2%
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
208 lbs
Transfer
Notre Dame

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—530

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9036
National Rank
#285
High School
LaSalle
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated offense; 26th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.99 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 69.

Team offense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 26% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 4LARIZYDS 24
CAR
11
YDS
24
AVG
2.2
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 26WKSUYDS 126
CAR
16
YDS
126
AVG
7.9
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
-5
AVG
-5.0
TD
0

Final W 31-26

Sep 19WM-OHYDS 32
CAR
9
YDS
32
AVG
3.6
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
7
AVG
3.5
TD
0

Final W 35-31

Sep 12WWCUYDS 102
CAR
12
YDS
102
AVG
8.5
TD
2
REC
2
YDS
14
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final W 62-10

Sep 5WBCYDS 108
CAR
14
YDS
108
AVG
7.7
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 34-15

Gi'Bran Payne's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

53 rush yds · 0 TD · 2% of carries
Usage / Involvement7%
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