Last confirmed: Auburn, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Harrisburg, PA · Allan Hancock College
Cameron Artis-Payne: RB · Auburn · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cameron Artis-Payne
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. A game that shows it: 221 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Texas A&M — Week 11, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 10.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 15.0% of his carries. 22 carries for 63 yds vs Kansas State; 30 for 221 vs Texas A&M.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
51.2% of carries overall (299/584) → 33.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (31/93) — 61.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
26 of 34 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.5%). 15 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (46.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Auburn | 303 | 1,608 | 5.3 | 13 |
| Career | 303 | 1,608 | 5.3 | 13 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Auburn | 13 | 147 | 11.3 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 147 | 11.3 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Arkansas | 26 | 177 | 6.8 | 1 | 32 | 177-yard day |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs San José State | 16 | 112 | 7.0 | 3 | 31 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 4 | W 20-14@ No. 20 Kansas State | 22 | 63 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs Louisiana Tech | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-7vs No. 15 LSU | 24 | 126 | 5.3 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38@ No. 3 Mississippi State | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-35vs South Carolina | 25 | 167 | 6.7 | 1 | 30 | 167-yard day |
| Wk 10 | W 35-31@ No. 7 Ole Miss | 27 | 138 | 5.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | L 38-41vs Texas A&M | 30 | 221 | 7.4 | 2 | 34 | Season-high 221 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ No. 16 Georgia | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-7vs Samford | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | L 44-55@ No. 2 Alabama | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 0 | 15 | |
 Bowl | L 31-34@ No. 17 Wisconsin | 26 | 126 | 4.8 | 2 | 21 | |
| Total | 303 | 1608 | 5.3 | 13 | 37 |
Week 11 · 2014
L 38-41
vs Texas A&M
221 rush yds (30 car) · 2 TD
With N. Marshall — 219 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.3 · 67 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · R. Louis — 50 rush yds (4 car) · 2 rec · 50 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%275 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.3 yds/carry on 303 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 150 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 86.8 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 113 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 136 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
35.5%
332 pass / 602 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2014
303 carries and 13 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Auburn, 1,608 rushing yards — drafted at #174 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
His career
Where he ended up · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 12th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 12th NFL season
