Gi'Bran Payne

RB · #6 · Cincinnati · 5TH · 5'10" · 208 · Cincinnati, OH

RB depth chart, 2nd

418 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
21% Team touch share
10 Explosive plays
19 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Cincinnati6669 418 6.1 5 16 2
2023 Notre Dame13045 168 3.7 9 58 4

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 69.7 85
Yards per carry 6.1 80
Receiving yards per game 2.7 26
Total TDs 2 42

Around Gi'Bran

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB JC French IV QB · 1,338 pass yds · 6g
RB Cole Tabb RB · 448 rush yds · 6g
WR-X JV Gibson WR · 342 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Malachi Henry WR · 266 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Isaiah Johnson WR · 227 rec yds · 6g
TE Gavin Grover TE · 106 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Cincinnati 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.8% 86
Red zone TD rate 87.9% 98
Line yards per carry 2.8 67
Sack rate allowed 7.1% 34

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 BC14 108 0 0 0 0 0 3
W2Western Carolina Catamounts12 102 2 2 2 14 0 5
W3 M-OH9 32 0 5 2 7 0 1
W4 KSU16 126 0 2 1 -5 0 1
W5 @ ARIZ11 24 0 0 0 0 0 3
W7 @ WVU7 26 0 0 0 0 0 1

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#283 Larry Turner-Gooden S · Bishop Alemany TEX
#284 Martrell Harris Jr. LB · The Woodlands TXAM
#285 Gi'Bran Payne RB · LaSalle ND
#286 Ja'Marion Wayne WR · Parkway West MIZZ
#287 Abdul Carter LB · La Salle College PSU
RBs in the class
#23 Jaydn Ott Norco CAL
#24 Dallan Hayden Christian Brothers OSU
#25 Gi'Bran Payne LaSalle ND
#26 Michael Allen J.H. Rose NCST
#27 CJ Brown Beggs OKST
2026 · 85th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 89th pctile of class