Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-21vs Southern Utah | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Drake | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-14vs Utah Tech | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 57 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Total | 20 | 159 | 7.8 | 2 | 57 |
#30
Dylan Paine
Senior running back for Washington State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 202 lb · Tumwater, WA
Transferred Washington State for 2026
The numbers
159
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 8 per carry · 3 catches
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 80 rush yds, 1 TD, 5 rec yds, vs Utah Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Washington State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Washington State in 2020.
- Transferred from Washington State to Montana in 2026.
Dylan Paine
Dylan Paine has been at Montana through three head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 80 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Utah Tech, Week 2, 2026.
159 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 20 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Signed with Washington State2-star out of Tumwater
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Washington State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Washington State
2024era →
Pete Kaligis
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jake Dickert, Pete Kaligis, and Kirby Moore. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Washington State
2025Washington State
2026Washington State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Washington State7-6HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2026Montana0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Strength: long run (80th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 53.0 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 53.0 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 20 | 159 | 8.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 25 | 160 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 68 | 416 | 6.1 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Dylan Paine's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #247
Peaked at #247 this season.
The backfield · Washington State
- #9Kirby Vorhees576 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Angel Johnson252 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Maxwell Woods225 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Leo Pulalasi205 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Dylan Paine3 games · 2026
6 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology