Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Marshall
Ethan Payne
RB • 6'0" • 211 lbs • Poca, WV, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ethan Payne leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Ethan Payne built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Poca, WV wearing No. 28, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Ethan Payne's career was his backfield work: 994 rushing...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Ethan Payne, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Marshall. Ethan Payne leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,232
- Rushing yards
- 994
- Receiving yards
- 238
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Ethan Payne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,232
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Marshall
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mililani
- High school pipeline
- Mililani · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 348 scrimmage yards · RB 258th (top 37%) · Sun Belt 72nd (top 28%) · National 678th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 6 | 103 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 32.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 320 | 238 | 82 | 2 | 44.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 13 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 52.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 413 | 301 | 112 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 348 | 323 | 25 | 7 | 47.4 |
Related Context
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Ethan Payne played RB for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ethan Payne recorded 994 rushing yards, 238 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Marshall paired 452 primary output with 37.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.8
Efficiency
43.2
Usage
10
Consistency
40.7
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 24. Virginia Tech: 6. Ohio State: 31. Western Michigan: 14. App State: 9. Georgia Southern: 4. Georgia State: 7. UL Monroe: 51. Southern Miss: 101. Coastal Carolina: 11. Old Dominion: 19. James Madison: 32. Louisiana: 39
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 6 by 44.2. Virginia Tech: 2 by 25. Ohio State: 9 by 35.9. Western Michigan: 3 by 48.6. App State: 2 by 25. Georgia Southern: 3 by 13.9. Georgia State: 2 by 36.5. UL Monroe: 8 by 66.4. Southern Miss: 14 by 80.1. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 13.9. Old Dominion: 5 by 34.6. James Madison: 3 by 94.4. Louisiana: 10 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins30.7 · Games = 10 · +17.0 vs Losses
Losses13.7 · Games = 3 · -17.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
94.4 vs James Madison
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/8 | @ Louisiana | W 31-3 | 9 | 39 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ James Madison | W 35-33 | 3 | 32 | 10.70 | 0 | — | — | 10.7 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Old Dominion | W 42-35 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 31-19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Southern Miss100 rush yards | W 37-3 | 13 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 7.2 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UL Monroe2+ TD | W 28-23 | 8 | 51 | 6.40 | 2 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Georgia State | W 35-20 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Georgia Southern | L 23-24 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs App State | W 52-37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Western Michigan | W 27-20 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio State | L 14-49 | 9 | 31 | 3.40 | 1 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Virginia Tech | L 14-31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Stony Brook | W 45-3 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Player Story
Ethan Payne story
Ethan Payne built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Poca, WV wearing No. 28, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Ethan Payne's career was his backfield work: 994 rushing yards, 215 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 238 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 238 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 34 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ethan Payne's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 103 | 43.9 | 5.6 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Marshall | 329 | 43.4 | 7.4 | 226 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 329 | 43.4 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 452 | 37.3 | 13.8 | 123 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 452 | 37.3 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 348 | 43.2 | 10 | -104 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas State
Week 13 · W 35-21 · Conference game
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
118 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.
#2
@ Southern Miss
Week 11 · W 37-3 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
81.2 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#3
vs Norfolk State
Week 1 · W 55-3
138
Scrimmage Yards
81 takeover
Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
138 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
#4
vs James Madison
Week 8 · L 9-20 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
91 scrimmage yards and 49 usage.
#5
vs North Carolina Central
Week 2 · W 44-10
49
Scrimmage Yards
64.1 takeover
Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
49 scrimmage yards and 9.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Marshall
452 primary output · 37.3 efficiency · 13.8 usage
52.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
52.9
452 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 13.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Marshall
47.4
348 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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