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TCU · 2026

Jon Denman

RBSophomore5' 10", 215 lbsPalestine, TX
TCU Horned Frogs4-4 · TDC #46
Snap share
31%
1 of 7 started · likely 25–39%
Rush yards
158
394th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.4
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
2
1510th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.21
261st of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

58 plays · -12.0 total EPA · 261st of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays-0.21
Passing-0.65
Rushing-0.10
1st down-0.19
2nd down-0.21
3rd down+0.31
Standard downs-0.16
Passing downs-0.34
DenmanRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays4%
Run plays23%
1st down14%
2nd down13%
3rd down7%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs9%
DenmanRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries46—
Success rate39.1%252nd / 332
Explosive run rate4.3%322nd / 332
Stuffed at the line13.0%117th / 332
First downs8—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries3—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share5.3%—
Catch rate18.2%—
Success rate per target9.1%—
Yards per target1.5—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Denman's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
11
2 caught (18%)
Avg. depth of target
0.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
11.5
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-6
of 17 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

18% comp0.0 avg. depth11.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target250% · 15yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (27%), 1 caught (33%), 2 yds, 0.7 per target333% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction46 carries

Left
24%
4.3 YPC · 55% succ.
Middle
50%
3.5 YPC · 30% succ.
Right
26%
3.0 YPC · 33% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · TCU

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.

Run direction34 carries

Left
6%
8.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
91%
4.1 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
3%
0.0 YPC · 0% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farTCU#46 · 4-4731%471583.4239.1%
2025TCU#34 · 9-4915%501783.6338.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jon Denman's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jon Denman'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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.3 vs Grambling (Week 2)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1vsNorth CarolinaL 10–155.38192.415
2GramblingW 63–76.36416.8128
3Arkansas StateW 31–7—no stats recorded
4@UCFL 13–21—2-3-1.502
5BYUL 10–174.27192.706
7@BaylorW 17–64.16142.306
8West VirginiaL 20–245.915583.9021
9KansasW 22–16—3103.306
2026 · 7 games5.2471583.4228

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries47—
Yards158394th / 1519
Yards / carry3.4—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long28—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21510th / 2089
Yards171594th / 2074
Yards / catch8.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · North Carolina—71~20 (14–26)9··28%
Wk 2 · Grambling—69~17 (12–22)6··25%
Wk 4 · UCF—67~11 (3–21)3··16%
Wk 5 · BYU—55~20 (14–26)8··36%
Wk 7 · Baylor—66~28 (19–36)91·42%
Wk 8 · West Virginia✓ RB82~50 (42–55)19··61%
Wk 9 · Kansas—57~22 (15–29)4·139%
Season1 GS534168 (133–207)581131%

Position Room

8 RBs on the TCU roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
26Jeremy PayneRBJR884294.9218-0.06
2Jon DenmanRBSO471583.422-0.21
23Amante MartinRBFR18663.712-0.01
24Joe PitchfordRBJR17633.712-0.01
Landon WalkerRB10676.701+0.35
20G'Ivori GrahamRBFR110100—+0.67
29Joseph HagmanRBSR——————
31Jacob MartinezRBSO——————

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 →