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.

Not to be confused with Cameron Payne.

Cameron Artis-Payne
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1990-06-23) June 23, 1990
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Harrisburg
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College:Auburn
NFL Draft:2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 174
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Rushing yards:491
Rushing average:4.2
Rushing touchdowns:5
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:86
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

Collegiate statistics
RushingReceiving
YearAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsTD
2013916106.7596140
20143031,6085.33713131470
Career3942,2185.65919141510

Professional career
External video
Artis-Payne's NFL Combine workout
Artis-Payne gets drafted by Carolina
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 5⁄8 in
(0.02 m)		 7⁄8 in
(0.02 m)		4.53 s1.61 s2.67 s4.25 s7.13 s36.5 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]

Regular season
YearTeamGPGSRushingReceivingFumbles
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2015CAR 70451834.131155811.620000
2016CAR 33361444.014211111.011000
2017CAR 13018955.3431122.02000
2018CAR 9019693.64313155.02000
Total3231184914.243510868.620000

Postseason
YearTeamGPGSRushingReceivingFumbles
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2015CAR 10372.330111.01010
2017CAR 10000.000000.00000
Total20372.330111.01010

References
  1. "Harrisburg's Cameron Artis-Payne scores for Auburn in SEC title game, earns Deion Sanders' praise". PennLive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. "Milford Academy continues to shine, sending four athletes to the NFL in 2017". The Evening Sun. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. "Cameron Artis-Payne's long, winding road to college football lands running back at Auburn".
  4. "Auburn signs JUCO transfer Cameron Artis-Payne, Gus Malzahn's first official signee".
  5. "Cameron Artis-Payne brings physical nature to Auburn's rushing attack".
  6. "Cameron Artis-Payne sets sights on Auburn's starting RB job: 'I won't lose it'".
  7. "2013 Auburn Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  8. "Cameron Artis-Payne 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  9. "Why Cameron Artis-Payne is Auburn's No. 1 running back, comparable to Tre Mason".
  10. "Cameron Artis-Payne ahead of Tre Mason's record pace, trails in respect".
  11. "Cameron Artis-Payne helps keep Auburn going forward".
  12. "2014 Southeastern Conference Leaders". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  13. "Cameron Artis-Payne 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  14. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Cameron Artis-Payne". NFL.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  15. "Cameron Artis-Payne - Auburn, RB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  16. "Cameron Artis-Payne Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  17. "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  18. "Cameron Artis-Payne 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  19. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  20. Jones, Jonathan (February 7, 2016). "No surprises among Carolina Panthers inactives for Super Bowl 50". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  21. "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers - October 10th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  22. "Cameron Artis-Payne 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  23. "Cameron Artis-Payne 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  24. "Cameron Artis-Payne 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  25. Strickland, Bryan (March 28, 2019). "Cameron Artis-Payne returns to Panthers on one-year deal". Panthers.com.
  26. Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  27. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  28. https://stats.xfl.com/Player/10022
  29. https://twitter.com/xfl2020/status/1247912697045438465/photo/1
  30. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.