Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Notre Dame
Gi'Bran Payne
RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency
Gi'Bran Payne leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee State
Player Story
Gi'Bran Payne built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Gi'Bran Payne's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Gi'Bran Payne, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Gi'Bran Payne leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 284
- Rushing yards
- 226
- Receiving yards
- 58
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Gi'Bran Payne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 284
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Tennessee State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · LaSalle · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- LaSalle · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 53 scrimmage yards · RB 541st (top 74%) · FBS Independents 29th (top 65%) · National 1,790th (top 65%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 202 | 144 | 58 | 4 | 47.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame to Cincinnati | G5/FCS to P4 | 77.5 | Jan 5, 2026 |
Gi'Bran Payne played RB for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gi'Bran Payne recorded 226 rushing yards, 58 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 53 primary output with 66.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.5
Efficiency
66.3
Usage
8
Consistency
99.4
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 27. Navy: 26
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half27 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half26 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Arkansas
Player Story
Gi'Bran Payne story
Gi'Bran Payne built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Gi'Bran Payne's career was his backfield work: 226 rushing yards, 56 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 58 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 58 receiving yards and 41 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gi'Bran 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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Notre Dame
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 26 | 3.9 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Notre Dame | 226 | 35.8 | 7.7 | 221 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 226 | 35.8 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | -226 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 53 | 66.3 | 8 | 53 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tennessee State
Week 1 · W 56-3
Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72
Scrimmage Yards
68.5 takeover
72 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.
#2
@ No. 53 Arkansas
Week 5 · W 56-13
27
Scrimmage Yards
67.1 takeover
Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 4.8 usage.
#3
vs No. 46 Navy
Week 11 · W 49-10
26
Scrimmage Yards
57.7 takeover
Win with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
26 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 13 · W 56-23
35
Scrimmage Yards
46.7 takeover
Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
35 scrimmage yards and 10.7 usage.
#5
vs Boston College
Week 12 · W 44-0
5
Scrimmage Yards
45.7 takeover
Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
5 scrimmage yards and 3.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
53 primary output · 66.3 efficiency · 8 usage
53
#2
2023 Postseason · Notre Dame
47.9
226 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Notre Dame
47.9
226 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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