Jeremy Payne
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 29th · Production percentile: 72nd
His production sits in the 72nd percentile among qualified RBs this season, well ahead of 29th-percentile attention — a gap of 43 points between tape and volume.
Jeremy Payne
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent two seasons in the TCU backfield. The receipt: 174 rush yds, 44 rec yds against Cincinnati — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 30–27
vs USC
73 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · TCU
Returning around him
- 61% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to J'Koby Williams’s 2025 season.
Matches J'Koby on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to J'Koby Williams’s path through Texas Tech.
Rhamondre Stevenson
Matches J'Koby on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to J'Koby Williams's sophomore season at Texas Tech (2025).
Matches J'Koby on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jeremy Payne
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #180
Peaked at #180 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+161%
Up 161% from first season to most-recent.
Background
AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (11/4) Played in 11 games and started in four at running back, including the final three of the season … totaled 623 yards on the ground with five scores … ripped off six explosive runs (15+ yards) during the season, the most on the team … on third-and-20 with the game on...