Cameron Artis-Payne
Cameron Artis-Payne (born June 23, 1990) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | June 23, 1990||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 174 | ||||||||||||||
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Early years
Artis-Payne attended Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[1] He spent one year at Milford Academy in New Berlin, New York after graduating from high school.[2]
College career
Artis-Payne attended Allan Hancock College in 2011 and 2012. In two seasons, he rushed for 3,412 yards and 43 touchdowns, earning CCCAA All-American and California juco player of the year.[3] Artis-Payne transferred to Auburn University before the 2013 season.[4][5] In his first year at Auburn, he rushed for 610 yards with six touchdowns as a backup to Tre Mason.[6][7][8] Artis-Payne started his senior season in 2014 as Auburn's starter.[9][10][11] In 13 games, he rushed for a conference-leading 1,608 yards on 303 carries with 13 rushing touchdowns, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[12][13]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
29 5⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
8 7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.61 s | 2.67 s | 4.25 s | 7.13 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | ||
All values are from NFL Combine, except short shuttle from Pro Day[14][15] |
Artis-Payne was selected in the fifth round (174th overall) by the Carolina Panthers in the 2015 NFL Draft.[16][17] In the 2015 season, he finished with 45 carries for 183 rushing yards and a touchdown.[18]
On February 7, 2016, Artis-Payne's Panthers played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[19] Artis-Payne was inactive for the game.[20]
In the 2016 season, Artis–Payne finished with 144 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, which both came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 10.[21][22] In the 2017 season, he finished with 95 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[23] In the 2018 season, he had 19 carries for 69 yards and one rushing touchdown.[24]
On March 28, 2019, Artis-Payne re-signed with the Panthers on a one-year deal.[25] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[26]
Dallas Renegades
Artis-Payne was drafted in the 3rd round in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.[27] During the 5 games played during the COVID-19 pandemic shortened 2020 season, Artis-Payne worked his way up from backup to starter, recording 241 rushing yards on 41 carries for over 5 yards per carry average, and 2 touchdowns, as well as 23 catches for 101 yards.[28] Pro Football Focus named him one of their highest rated players by the time the season was over.[29] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[30]
Statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |||||
2015 | CAR | 7 | 0 | 45 | 183 | 4.1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | CAR | 3 | 3 | 36 | 144 | 4.0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | CAR | 13 | 0 | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | CAR | 9 | 0 | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 3 | 118 | 491 | 4.2 | 43 | 5 | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||||
2015 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Harrisburg's Cameron Artis-Payne scores for Auburn in SEC title game, earns Deion Sanders' praise". PennLive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Milford Academy continues to shine, sending four athletes to the NFL in 2017". The Evening Sun. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne's long, winding road to college football lands running back at Auburn".
- "Auburn signs JUCO transfer Cameron Artis-Payne, Gus Malzahn's first official signee".
- "Cameron Artis-Payne brings physical nature to Auburn's rushing attack".
- "Cameron Artis-Payne sets sights on Auburn's starting RB job: 'I won't lose it'".
- "2013 Auburn Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Why Cameron Artis-Payne is Auburn's No. 1 running back, comparable to Tre Mason".
- "Cameron Artis-Payne ahead of Tre Mason's record pace, trails in respect".
- "Cameron Artis-Payne helps keep Auburn going forward".
- "2014 Southeastern Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Cameron Artis-Payne". NFL.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne - Auburn, RB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Jones, Jonathan (February 7, 2016). "No surprises among Carolina Panthers inactives for Super Bowl 50". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers - October 10th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "Cameron Artis-Payne 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- Strickland, Bryan (March 28, 2019). "Cameron Artis-Payne returns to Panthers on one-year deal". Panthers.com.
- Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- https://stats.xfl.com/Player/10022
- https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1247912697045438465/photo/1
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.