Usage Score
8.9
Player Dossier
2006-2009Indiana
Bryan Payton
RB • 5'9" • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Bryan Payton leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.1 efficiency.
Efficiency
30.1
Consistency
23.5
Season Value
27.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Scouting Read
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Bryan Payton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Indiana. Bryan Payton leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.1 efficiency.
Bryan Payton played RB for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bryan Payton recorded 853 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Indiana paired 362 primary output with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
19.8
Efficiency
30.1
Usage
8.9
Consistency
23.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 5. Western Michigan: 29. Akron: 3. Ohio State: 0. Virginia: 45. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 48. Penn State: 42. Purdue: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 4 by 13. Western Michigan: 5 by 60.4. Akron: 3 by 10.4. Ohio State: 1 by 0. Virginia: 7 by 60.1. Northwestern: 1 by 10.4. Wisconsin: 8 by 62.5. Penn State: 11 by 36.7. Purdue: 3 by 17.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins12.3 · Games = 3 · -11.2 vs Losses
Losses23.5 · Games = 6 · +11.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/21 | vs Purdue | L 21-38 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 0 | — | — | 1.7 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Penn State | L 20-31 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Wisconsin | L 28-31 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Northwestern | L 28-29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Virginia | L 7-47 | 6 | 32 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Ohio State | L 14-33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Akron | W 38-21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Western Michigan | W 23-19 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Fri 9/4 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 19-13 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Indiana
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062007200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Indiana | 36 | 24.9 | 5.3 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Indiana | 372 | 45.9 | 18 | 336 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Indiana | 372 | 45.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Indiana | 362 | 42 | 15.9 | -10 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Indiana | 178 | 30.1 | 8.9 | -184 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Minnesota
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
90
Primary metric
90 scrimmage yards and 23.8 usage.
#2
Central Michigan
77
Primary metric
Loss with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 21.4 usage.
#3
Wisconsin
48
Primary metric
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 15.7 usage.
#4
Virginia
45
Primary metric
Loss with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.
#5
Illinois
68
Primary metric
Loss with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Indiana
362 primary output · 42 efficiency · 15.9 usage
55.4
#2
2007 Postseason · Indiana
54.9
372 primary · 45.9 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2007 Regular Season · Indiana
54.9
372 primary · 45.9 efficiency · 18 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
948
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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