Player Career

Keith Payne Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Keith Payne story

Keith Payne built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Herndon, VA wearing No. 22, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Keith Payne's career was his backfield work: 1,004 rushing yards, 223 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 177 receiving yards across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 177 receiving yards and 22 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Keith Payne's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Virginia

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonVirginia26439.113.5
2008 Regular SeasonVirginia3770.711.5-227
2009 Regular SeasonVirginia0-37
2010 Regular SeasonVirginia88049.127.7880

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Duke

Week 10 · L 48-55 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

130

Scrimmage Yards

85.8 takeover

130 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

#2

vs Richmond

Week 1 · W 34-13

117

Scrimmage Yards

81.8 takeover

Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 7 · L 10-44 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

120 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#4

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 6 · W 23-21

70

Scrimmage Yards

76.4 takeover

Win with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.

#5

@ Maryland

Week 8 · W 18-17 · Conference game

69

Scrimmage Yards

71.3 takeover

Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 21 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Virginia

880 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 27.7 usage

74.2

#2

2008 Regular Season · Virginia

52

37 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Virginia

37.9

264 primary · 39.1 efficiency · 13.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games