Ethan Payne

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2024 Marshall 13 games, 323 rushing yards, 7 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 31	vs.Stony Brook	W 45–⁠3	5	22	0	1	2	0
Sep 7	atVirginia Tech	L 14–⁠31	1	2	1	1	4	0
Sep 21	atOhio State	L 14–⁠49	9	31	1	–	–	–
Sep 28	vs.Western Michigan	W 27–⁠20	3	14	0	–	–	–
Oct 5	vs.App State	W 52–⁠37	1	1	0	1	8	0
Oct 12	atGeorgia Southern	L 23–⁠24	3	4	0	–	–	–
Oct 17	vs.Georgia State	W 35–⁠20	2	7	0	–	–	–
Nov 2	vs.UL Monroe	W 28–⁠23	8	51	2	–	–	–
Nov 9	atSouthern Miss	W 37–⁠3	13	104	1	1	−3	0
Nov 16	vs.Coastal Carolina	W 31–⁠19	4	4	0	2	7	0
Nov 23	atOld Dominion	W 42–⁠35	4	12	1	1	7	0
Nov 30	atJames Madison	W 35–⁠33	3	32	0	–	–	–
Dec 7	atLouisiana	W 31–⁠3	9	39	1	1	0	0

2023 Marshall 13 games, 335 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 2	vs.UAlbany	W 21–⁠17	2	−6	0	–	–	–
Sep 9	atEast Carolina	W 31–⁠13	4	16	0	1	7	0
Sep 23	vs.Virginia Tech	W 24–⁠17	8	29	0	2	36	0
Sep 30	vs.Old Dominion	W 41–⁠35	3	8	0	–	–	–
Oct 7	atNC State	L 41–⁠48	3	17	0	2	9	0
Oct 14	atGeorgia State	L 24–⁠41	4	46	0	2	20	0
Oct 19	vs.James Madison	L 9–⁠20	20	62	0	4	29	0
Oct 28	atCoastal Carolina	L 6–⁠34	2	11	0	–	–	–
Nov 4	atApp State	L 9–⁠31	2	−1	0	–	–	–
Nov 11	vs.Georgia Southern	W 38–⁠33	2	1	0	–	–	–
Nov 18	atSouth Alabama	L 0–⁠28	3	5	0	2	6	0
Nov 25	vs.Arkansas State	W 35–⁠21	19	113	0	2	5	0
Dec 19 ✦	vs.UTSA	L 17–⁠35	11	34	1	1	5	0

2022 Marshall 12 games, 247 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 3	vs.Norfolk State	W 55–⁠3	11	110	2	3	28	0
Sep 10	atNotre Dame	W 26–⁠21	5	7	0	–	–	–
Sep 17	atBowling Green	L 31–⁠34	2	9	0	2	22	0
Sep 24	atTroy	L 7–⁠16	2	0	0	–	–	–
Oct 12	vs.Louisiana	L 13–⁠23	3	4	0	1	6	0
Oct 22	atJames Madison	W 26–⁠12	1	1	0	2	11	0
Oct 29	vs.Coastal Carolina	L 13–⁠24	6	28	0	–	–	–
Nov 5	atOld Dominion	W 12–⁠0	2	10	0	2	15	0
Nov 12	vs.App State	W 28–⁠21	6	32	0	–	–	–
Nov 19	atGeorgia Southern	W 23–⁠10	5	28	0	–	–	–
Nov 26	vs.Georgia State	W 28–⁠23	2	9	0	–	–	–
Dec 19 ✦	vs.UConn	W 28–⁠14	2	9	0	–	–	–

2021 Marshall 6 games, 89 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 11	vs.North Carolina Central	W 44–⁠10	6	38	1	2	11	0
Oct 9	vs.Old Dominion	W 20–⁠13	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 15	atNorth Texas	W 49–⁠21	5	13	0	–	–	–
Oct 30	vs.Florida International	W 38–⁠0	4	14	1	2	3	0
Nov 20	atCharlotte	W 49–⁠28	3	18	0	–	–	–
Nov 27	vs.Western Kentucky	L 21–⁠53	2	6	0	–	–	–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.