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 | 21 | — |
| Success rate | 14.3% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 4.8% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 19.0% | — |
| First downs | 2 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 4 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Tonga's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction32 carries
Game Log
Journee Tonga'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Utah Tech | W 63–7 | — | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 |  Arizona | W 28–17 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 | @ Colorado State | W 41–23 | 6.8 | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | @ TCU | W 17–10 | 4.7 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 |  Iowa State | W 24–10 | 5.9 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Notre Dame | W 28–24 | 5.1 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | @ UCF | L 31–39 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 |  Arizona State | W 27–20 | — | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.6 | 32 | 184 | 5.8 | 2 | 38 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 32 | — |
| Yards | 184 | 354th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 266th / 683 |
| Long | 38 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 25 | 1442nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 12.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
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 1 · Utah Tech | 68 | ~11 (3–21) | 2 | 16% |
| Wk 3 · Colorado State | 58 | ~18 (12–23) | 10 | 31% |
| Wk 5 · TCU | 63 | ~22 (15–29) | 8 | 35% |
| Wk 6 · Iowa State | 61 | ~25 (17–32) | 9 | 41% |
| Wk 7 · Notre Dame | 67 | ~19 (13–25) | 4 | 28% |
| Wk 9 · Arizona State | 61 | ~13 (3–25) | 2 | 21% |
| Season | 502 | 108 (86–133) | 35 | 22% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the BYU roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | LJ Martin | RB | SR | 44 | 344 | 7.8 | 3 | 5 | +0.36 |
| 12 | Preston Rex | RB | SR | 39 | 223 | 5.7 | 2 | 8 | +0.21 |
| Journee Tonga | RB | 32 | 184 | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | +0.03 | ||
| 30 | Sione Moa | RB | SO | 27 | 78 | 2.9 | 3 | 2 | +0.03 |
| 25 | Devaughn Eka | RB | FR | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 1 | — | +0.47 |
| 38 | Logan Payne | RB | FR | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | — | +0.69 |
| 34 | Charlie Miska | RB | SO | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | — | -0.02 |
| 28 | Jovesa Damuni | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Lucky Finau | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Micah Beckstead | 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. BYU depth chart →