Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/17Inside-5 share
9 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (52.9%).
Ethan Payne
Ethan Payne: RB · Marshall · #28.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ethan Payne
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Marshall since. One game to point at: 104 rushing yards and 1 reception against Southern Miss — Week 11, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Stony Brook | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 3 Ohio State | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Western Michigan | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-37vs App State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-20vs Georgia State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-23vs UL Monroe | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-3@ Southern Miss | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 31-19vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-35@ Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-33@ James Madison | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-3@ Louisiana | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 65 | 323 | 5.0 | 7 | 36 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2024
L 14-49
at Ohio State
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Ethan Payne run for 36 yds for a TD (Nathan Totten KICK)
- Week 10 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.62Ethan Payne run for 8 yds for a TD (Rece Verhoff KICK)
- Week 4 · Ohio State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45E.Payne rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 15 · Louisiana · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Ethan Payne run for 15 yds for a TD (Rece Verhoff KICK)
- Week 15 · Louisiana · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.20Ethan Payne run for 3 yds to the UL 44 for a
- Week 11 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.16Ethan Payne run for a loss of 5 yards to the MRSH 42
4 more plays
- Week 14 · James Madison · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.11Ethan Payne run for 31 yds to the JMU 31 for a
- Week 11 · Southern Miss · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.95Ethan Payne run for 3 yds to the USM 38 for a
- Week 4 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.46E.Payne rushed for 16 yards. Tackled by OSU at OSU 48.
- Week 11 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.41Ethan Payne run for 15 yds to the MRSH 44 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 65 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 66)
Success rate
47%66 carriesFumble rate
1.5%1 of 65 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds35%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
9 carries
6 of 6 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 10 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.0 yds/carry on 65 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Charles Huff — 32-20 over that span.
2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy
2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2024Marshall10-3HC: Charles Huff · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 16.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 32.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 12.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 35.6 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.2%
333 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
328 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
65 carries and 8 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
43 · #177 of 310 RBs · 2024
Two-star recruit. Now #177 at the position.
Four seasons at Marshall
- 2024 Marshall HuffYear 4 · 13 games
- 2023 Marshall HuffYear 3 · 13 games
- 2022 Marshall HuffYear 2 · 12 games
- 2021 Marshall HuffYear 1 · 6 games
- High school PocaPoca, WV · Class of 2021Two-star, No. 2,485 in the 2021 class. Signed with Marshall.
How it ended
Four seasons at Marshall, 994 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
2021 6 games
- Signed with MarshallTwo-star, out of Poca
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coach2021–2024
Marshall
Played every college season under Charles Huff.