#4
BYU · 2026

LJ Martin

RBSenior6' 2", 225 lbsEl Paso, TX
BYU Cougars3-0 · TDC #15
Snap share
52%
3 of 3 started · likely 37–64%
Rush yards
328
10th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.8
22nd of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
3
36th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
4
622nd of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.40
35th of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

47 plays · +18.8 total EPA · 35th of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.40
Passing+0.18
Rushing+0.42
1st down+0.45
2nd down+0.24
3rd down+0.62
Standard downs+0.50
Passing downs+0.02
MartinRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays25%
Pass plays8%
Run plays37%
1st down28%
2nd down26%
3rd down16%
Standard downs25%
Passing downs26%
MartinRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries42—
Success rate54.8%59th / 293
Explosive run rate19.0%68th / 293
Stuffed at the line7.1%43rd / 293
First downs17—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets5—
Target share8.5%—
Catch rate80.0%—
Success rate per target60.0%—
Yards per target8.2—
Explosive catches20.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries42—
Yards32810th / 1194
Yards / carry7.822nd / 329
Touchdowns336th / 476
Long56—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4622nd / 1676
Yards41714th / 1662
Yards / catch10.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Utah Tech✓ RB68~16 (11–21)824%
Wk 2 · Arizona✓ RB56~48 (41–53)2386%
Wk 3 · Colorado State✓ RB58~31 (21–40)1653%
Season3 GS18295 (67–117)4752%

Position Room

10 RBs on the BYU roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
4LJ MartinRBSR423287.834+0.40
25Devaughn EkaRBFR12877.31—+0.58
Journee TongaRB1212910.81—+0.69
12Preston RexRBSR10737.321+0.92
30Sione MoaRBSO6223.70—+0.19
38Logan PayneRBFR53060—+0.69
34Charlie MiskaRBSO294.50—-0.02
28Jovesa DamuniRBSO——————
41Lucky FinauRBJR——————
42Micah BecksteadRBFR——————

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 →