Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 87 | — |
| Success rate | 50.6% | 68th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 14.9% | 114th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 12.6% | 107th / 332 |
| First downs | 28 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 24 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 8 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 13 | — |
| Target share | 8.1% | — |
| Catch rate | 61.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 46.2% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 7.7% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Baxter's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Run direction87 carries
2025 charting · Texas
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Baxter’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Run direction31 carries
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Kentucky#30 · 7-1 | 7 | 43% | 88 | 487 | 5.5 | 8 | 50.6% | 8 | 67 | 0 | 8.1% |
| 2025 |  Texas#16 · 10-3 | 8 | 21% | 54 | 196 | 3.6 | 0 | 41.8% | 12 | 41 | 1 | 7.3% |
| 2023 | Texas#5 · 12-2 | 13 | 33% | 138 | 659 | 4.8 | 5 | 38.8% | 24 | 156 | 0 | 8.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. CJ Baxter's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
CJ Baxter's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Youngstown State | W 45–13 | 6.8 | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 2 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Alabama | L 17–45 | 5.3 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | @ Texas A&M | W 31–21 | 7.8 | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 |  South Alabama | W 45–21 | 8.3 | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 1 | 53 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ South Carolina | W 35–34 | 6.7 | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 |  LSU | W 35–34 | 7.9 | 19 | 123 | 6.5 | 2 | 77 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Oklahoma | W 21–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 8 |  Vanderbilt | W 34–17 | — | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 7.1 | 88 | 487 | 5.5 | 8 | 77 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 | 28 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 88 | — |
| Yards | 487 | 82nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.5 | 78th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 8 | 26th / 683 |
| Long | 77 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 8 | 841st / 2089 |
| Yards | 67 | 995th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 8.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Youngstown State | ✓ RB | 59 | ~25 (17–32) | 11 | 42% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama | ✓ RB | 65 | ~31 (21–40) | 15 | 48% |
| Wk 3 · Texas A&M | ✓ RB | 53 | ~40 (34–44) | 20 | 75% |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | ✓ RB | 68 | ~32 (22–41) | 18 | 47% |
| Wk 5 · South Carolina | ✓ RB | 78 | ~40 (34–44) | 17 | 51% |
| Wk 6 · LSU | ✓ RB | 68 | ~44 (37–49) | 19 | 65% |
| Wk 8 · Vanderbilt | — | 65 | ~7 (2–14) | 2 | 11% |
| Season | 6 GS | 511 | 219 (174–270) | 102 | 43% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Baxter | RB | SR | 88 | 487 | 5.5 | 8 | 8 | +0.24 |
| 26 | Jason Patterson | RB | JR | 71 | 443 | 6.2 | 3 | 5 | +0.23 |
| 2 | Jovantae Barnes | RB | SR | 43 | 224 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | +0.06 |
| 28 | Ahmir Smith | RB | JR | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | -0.15 |
| 29 | Jordan Colbert | RB | JR | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.67 |
| 21 | Tovani Mizell | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Delvecchio Alston II | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Isaiah Jackson | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Kentucky depth chart →