Last confirmed: Georgia, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 242 lb · Athens, GA
Christian Payne: FB · Georgia · #47.
Christian Payne
Christian Payne has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Georgia. One game to point at: 12 rushing yards and 1 tackle against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 22
247Sports Oct 17
ESPN Oct 11Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs App State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19@ No. 24 Notre Dame | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
 Bowl | L 23-26vs No. 4 Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
Week 2 · 2017
W 20-19
at Notre Dame
12 rush yds (3 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
With C. Nizialek — 44 yards per punt · 8 punts · 56 long · M. Hardman — 4 rec · 27 yds · 7 rush yds (2 car)
Season context: team record and system
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
31.8%
303 pass / 650 run
Plays / game
63.5
15 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 18 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Kirby Smart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
