Peyton Lewis
Virginia Cavaliers
83
Good

Peyton Lewis

Virginia CavaliersSolid
RBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Tennessee
2nd String / Backup

Is Peyton Lewis starting?

Peyton Lewis is listed 2nd string at RB for Virginia Cavaliers.

Peyton Lewis is listed RB #2 for Virginia at 83 OVR.

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Depth at RB · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 12189Jekail MiddlebrookStarter
  2. 2283Peyton LewisYou
  3. 32564Xay Davis
  4. 4064Xavier Brown
  5. 5359Noah Vaughn

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Salem, ranked #136 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 290 rushing yards, 7 rush TD. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #136 NatlTeam Share11%
Salem, VA
Jersey
#2
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
212 lbs
Transfer
Tennessee

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—2907

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9396
National Rank
#136
High School
Salem
Hometown
Salem, VA

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 77th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 11WNORFYDS 7
CAR
4
YDS
7
AVG
1.8
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 59-3

Aug 29WNCSUYDS 10
CAR
6
YDS
10
AVG
1.7
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 34-8

Peyton Lewis's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

290 rush yds · 7 TD · 13% of carries
Usage / Involvement38%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.