Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
Virginia is 4-5.
Peyton Lewis arrives at Virginia with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.136
recruiting national rank
Virginia fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | 8 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 59-3
7 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · D. Sparks — 54 yards per punt · 2 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 YDS/g, 1.8 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Josh Heupel and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia