#26
TCU · 2026

Jeremy Payne

RBJunior5' 10", 180 lbsMissouri City, TX
TCU Horned Frogs3-3 · TDC #41
Snap share
56%
5 of 6 started · likely 45–69%
Rush yards
429
74th of 1458 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.9
137th of 322 in FBS
Rush TD
2
221st of 633 in FBS
Receptions
18
276th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.06
230th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

107 plays · -6.1 total EPA · 230th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.06
Passing-0.11
Rushing-0.04
1st down-0.02
2nd down-0.04
3rd down+0.03
Standard downs-0.04
Passing downs-0.10
PayneRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays26%
Pass plays10%
Run plays46%
1st down29%
2nd down32%
3rd down14%
Standard downs28%
Passing downs22%
PayneRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries87—
Success rate41.4%222nd / 320
Explosive run rate12.6%176th / 320
Stuffed at the line16.1%194th / 320
First downs22—
Red-zone carries16—
Goal-line carries3—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets21—
Target share14.1%362nd / 527
Catch rate81.0%41st / 527
Success rate per target19.0%515th / 527
Yards per target3.9510th / 527
Explosive catches0.0%483rd / 527
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

Where Payne's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
21
17 caught (81%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.2
106 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-24
of 82 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted21 targets charted

81% comp-1.7 avg. depth6.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 8 targets (38%), 6 caught (75%), 19 yds, 2.4 per target875% · 19yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target2100% · 18yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target2100% · 5yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 targets (29%), 4 caught (67%), 16 yds, 2.7 per target667% · 16yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 2 caught (100%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target2100% · 7yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction87 carries

Left
31%
3.9 YPC · 48% succ.
Middle
38%
4.0 YPC · 39% succ.
Right
31%
5.9 YPC · 52% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · TCU

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Payne’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
10
8 caught (80%)
Avg. depth of target
2.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.4
83 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
8
of 91 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

81% comp2.1 avg. depth10.4 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (30%), 3 caught (100%), 6 yds, 2.0 per target3100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 44 yds, 44.0 per target1100% · 44yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (30%), 2 caught (67%), 26 yds, 8.7 per target367% · 26yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction71 carries

Left
15%
4.9 YPC · 45% succ.
Middle
66%
6.0 YPC · 55% succ.
Right
18%
7.8 YPC · 54% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farTCU#41 · 3-3656%884294.9241.4%1886014.1%
2025TCU#34 · 9-41133%1106235.7549.5%2220729.2%
2024TCU#34 · 9-41122%542394.4337.1%129904.5%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jeremy Payne's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jeremy 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

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 vs North Carolina (Week 1)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1vsNorth CarolinaL 10–157.9251425.70485275.4014
2GramblingW 63–75.59798.8032166.006
3Arkansas StateW 31–76.524863.6111294.505
4@UCFL 13–216.815483.21116213.508
5BYUL 10–176.914775.50254235.8017
7@BaylorW 17–6—1-3-3.000·····
2026 · 6 games6.7884294.924818864.8017

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries88—
Yards42974th / 1458
Yards / carry4.9137th / 322
Touchdowns2221st / 633
Long48—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions18276th / 1995
Yards86756th / 1981
Yards / catch4.8460th / 463
Touchdowns0—
Long17—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14249th / 5416
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · North Carolina✓ RB71~54 (46–60)30··76%
Wk 2 · Grambling✓ RB69~26 (18–34)10··38%
Wk 3 · Arkansas State✓ RB67~49 (41–54)27··73%
Wk 4 · UCF✓ RB67~47 (40–52)231170%
Wk 5 · BYU✓ RB55~35 (24–45)18··64%
Wk 7 · Baylor—66~11 (3–21)1··17%
Season5 GS395222 (176–274)1091156%

Position Room

8 RBs on the TCU roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
26Jeremy PayneRBJR884294.9218-0.06
2Jon DenmanRBSO29903.121-0.14
24Joe PitchfordRBJR13554.211+0.11
Landon WalkerRB10676.701+0.35
23Amante MartinRBFR9475.21—+0.32
20G'Ivori GrahamRBFR110100—+0.67
29Joseph HagmanRBSR——————
31Jacob MartinezRBSO——————

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. TCU depth chart →