One day after landing their next running back in class of 2021 commitment Logan Diggs, Notre Dame got right back after it on the recruiting trail as they made an offer to one of the top backs in the ’22 class.
Gi’Bran Payne, a 5-10, 190 pound running back from La Salle High School in Cincinnati was given a scholarship offer by the Fighting Irish on Thursday.
BLESSED..
the University of Notre Dame has offered.🍀#AGTG @CoachLT39 @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/DE7xwK2oF5— Gi’Bran Payne🧸 (@upnexxt03) July 30, 2020
247Sports ranks Payne as a four-star talent and the tenth best running back nationwide in the entire 2022 recruiting class. They also rank only four players in the entire talent-rich state of Ohio ahead of him in that class.
Payne has roughly 15 scholarship offers and on the Fourth of July named his then top ten teams which included Alabama, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia and Wisconsin. It’s worth noting he did say in that announcement that his recruitment remains 100% open.
top 10..
recruitment is still 100% open‼️
edit: @bspaeth7 🤞🏾 pic.twitter.com/GIqKEGNFFK— Gi’Bran Payne🧸 (@upnexxt03) July 4, 2020
Payne averaged over 10 yards per carry as a high school sophomore, totaling 790 yards on 77 carries. He also totaled 13 touchdowns (9 rushing, 3 receiving and an interception return) despite missing three games.