Running back, TCU, 2024–⁠26

Jeremy Payne

Number
No. 26
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Missouri City, TX

Jeremy Payne plays running back for TCU. Payne leads TCU in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

429 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: at Baylor, W 17–⁠6

Next game: vs. West Virginia, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 142UNC
  2. 79GRAM
  3. 86ARST
  4. 48@UCF
  5. 77BYU
  6. -3@BAY

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

174rushing yards, career highvs. Cincinnati, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Cincinnati, 20256catches, career hightwice; last at UCF, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024TCU542394.4332
2025TCU1106235.7551
2026TCU884294.9248
Career2521,2915.11051

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024TCU12998.3021
2025TCU222079.4244
2026TCU18864.8017
Career523927.5244

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024TCU26RBYr 1
2025TCU26RBYr 2
2026TCU26RBFr. (Yr 3)5′10″180

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024TCU660.0725th (n=434)0.164.99%0.15
2025TCU1360.2588th (n=576)0.1033.818%0.24
2026TCU107-0.0618th (n=498)0.10-6.126%0.07

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025TCU50%3.501.101.3013%
2026TCU41%3.000.900.8017%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 TCU 6 games, 429 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.North CarolinaL 10–⁠152514205270
Sep 12vs.GramblingW 63–⁠79790160
Sep 19vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠724861290
Sep 26atUCFL 13–⁠21154816210
Oct 3vs.BYUL 10–⁠17147704230
Oct 17atBaylorW 17–⁠61−30–––
2025 TCU 11 games, 623 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atNorth CarolinaW 48–⁠1472803160
Sep 13vs.Abilene ChristianW 42–⁠2142901170
Sep 20vs.SMUW 35–⁠24125303291
Sep 26atArizona StateL 24–⁠2762014160
Oct 11atKansas StateL 28–⁠41221230
Oct 18vs.BaylorW 42–⁠365150–––
Nov 8vs.Iowa StateL 17–⁠208710–––
Nov 15atBYUL 13–⁠4495501170
Nov 22atHoustonW 17–⁠141810301150
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠232617421440
Dec 30 ✦vs.USCW 30–⁠27137316501
2024 TCU 11 games, 239 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.Long Island UniversityW 45–⁠08300–––
Sep 14vs.UCFL 34–⁠351101210
Sep 21atSMUL 42–⁠666210–––
Sep 28vs.KansasW 38–⁠2786501100
Oct 4vs.HoustonL 19–⁠30331290
Oct 26vs.Texas TechW 35–⁠3431712200
Nov 2atBaylorL 34–⁠3772104260
Nov 9vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠13270150
Nov 23vs.ArizonaW 49–⁠283271–––
Nov 30atCincinnatiW 20–⁠134140–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠39330180

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

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