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Colorado Receives A Verbal From 2012 California RB Davien Payne

By Jon Woods

BuffScoop is reporting that the Colorado Buffaloes have pulled in their tenth recruit of the 2012 class by receiving a verbal commitment from Citrus Hill (California) running back Davien Payne (great last name). Payne was recruited by offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy. The 2012 class now includes 3 wide receivers, 2 running backs, 1 quarterback, 2 defensive tackles, 1 offensive lineman, and 1 linebacker. Welcome aboard Davien!

Davien Payne 

Position: Running Back
Measurables: 5-11/213
40 Yard Dash: 4.6 seconds
High School:  Citrus Hill (CA) HS

Rankings:
- Rivals: 5.6 3-star
- 247Sports: 89 3-star
- Scout: 3-star, 37th best RB
- ESPN: 3-star, 77 

Other Schools of Interest: Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Nebraska, UCLA, Washington, Washington State

Status: Verbal to Colorado

Notes:
From Rivals ($): Payne earned first-team all-CIF, all-league and team MVP honors last season after he rushed for 1,928 yards and 27 touchdowns.

"Davien is a big, strong, downhill runner with real good agility and real good vision," said Citrus Hill head coach Eric Zomalt. "He can hit it inside and outside. We knew early on when he joined our team that physically he can do some things."

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