#3

Gi'Bran Payne

RB · Cincinnati · Jr. · #3

Transferred Notre Dame → Cincinnati for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Gi'Bran Payne

RB · Notre Dame · Jr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#285 national
CFB
College
Notre Dame
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Cincinnati
2023era →
2025

Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Cincinnati

2025Notre Dame
2026Cincinnati

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Notre Dame9535.90--
2023Notre Dame451683.72--
2022Notre Dame252.50--
Career562264.02--
SeasonTeam
2025Notre Dame----------
2023Notre Dame9586.42--
2022Notre Dame----------
Career9586.42--

How he plays

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Satellite Back

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Brandon Campbell’s 2022 season.

Houston · 2022

#2

Isaiah Johnson

North Texas · 2022

79%
#3

Parker Jenkins

Houston · 2023

76%
#4

Larry McCammon III

Florida Atlantic · 2023

74%
#5

Jo'quavious Marks

Mississippi State · 2023

74%

Matches Brandon on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight

Differs from Brandon on

EPA / carry (adj) (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Campbell's sophomore season at Houston (2022).

Houston · 2022

#2

Trevion Cooley

Louisville · 2022

80%
#3

Michael Allen

NC State · 2023

78%
#4

Lequint Allen

Syracuse · 2023

NFL Rd 7
77%
#5

Kirby Vorhees

Washington State · 2025

76%

Matches Brandon on

Yards / reception
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #747

Final rank
#758
Avg #820.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #747 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2025
5.02022
1682023
53.02025

+960%

Up 960% from first season to most-recent.