Peyton Lewis
Virginia Cavaliers
87
Great

Peyton Lewis

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RBOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Tennessee
Projected Starter

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Peyton Lewis is the projected starter at RB for Virginia Cavaliers.

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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 87 overall (Great 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 79-rated offense; 76th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 87.

Team offense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 76% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

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.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

290 rush yds · 7 TD · 13% of carries
Usage / Involvement38%

Depth at RB · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 1287Peyton LewisStarter
  2. 22180Jekail Middlebrook
  3. 32873Solomon Beebe
  4. 42557Xay Davis
  5. 5057Xavier Brown
Coach VirginiaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.