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 | 14 | — |
| Success rate | 28.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 7.1% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 14.3% | — |
| First downs | 3 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 3 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Pitchford's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction17 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  TCU#46 · 4-4 | 4 | 11% |
| 2025 | TCU#34 · 9-4 | 1 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Joe Pitchford's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Joe Pitchford'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 | vs North Carolina | L 10–15 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2 |  Grambling | W 63–7 | 6.0 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 11 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Arkansas State | W 31–7 | 5.0 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | @ UCF | L 13–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 |  BYU | L 10–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 7 | @ Baylor | W 17–6 | — | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 |  West Virginia | L 20–24 | 4.2 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Kansas | W 22–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.1 | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 17 | — |
| Yards | 63 | 618th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 11 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 7 | 1855th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 3.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 4 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Grambling | 69 | ~12 (3–23) | 4 | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Arkansas State | 67 | ~17 (12–22) | 8 | 25% |
| Wk 7 · Baylor | 66 | ~11 (3–21) | 2 | 17% |
| Wk 8 · West Virginia | 82 | ~18 (12–23) | 5 | 22% |
| Season | 534 | 58 (32–138) | 19 | 11% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the TCU roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jeremy Payne | RB | JR | 88 | 429 | 4.9 | 2 | 18 | -0.06 |
| 2 | Jon Denman | RB | SO | 47 | 158 | 3.4 | 2 | 2 | -0.21 |
| 23 | Amante Martin | RB | FR | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | -0.01 |
| 24 | Joe Pitchford | RB | JR | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | -0.01 |
| Landon Walker | RB | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | +0.35 | ||
| 20 | G'Ivori Graham | RB | FR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | +0.67 |
| 29 | Joseph Hagman | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Jacob Martinez | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. TCU depth chart →