#4
Ball State · 2026

TJ Horton

RBSenior5' 10", 200 lbsLexington, KY
Ball State Cardinals1-2 · TDC #130
Snap share
45%
2 of 3 started · likely 32–55%
Rush yards
208
70th of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
9.0
8th of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
3
36th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
7
324th of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.10
155th of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

30 plays · +3.2 total EPA · 155th of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.10
Passing-0.92
Rushing+0.48
1st down+0.30
2nd down-0.04
3rd down-0.78
Standard downs+0.21
Passing downs-0.12
HortonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays16%
Pass plays8%
Run plays25%
1st down17%
2nd down22%
3rd down3%
Standard downs16%
Passing downs15%
HortonRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries17—
Success rate52.9%—
Explosive run rate35.3%—
Stuffed at the line17.6%—
First downs7—
Red-zone carries2—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share14.8%—
Catch rate87.5%—
Success rate per target0.0%—
Yards per target0.3—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets2—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries23—
Yards20870th / 1194
Yards / carry98th / 329
Touchdowns336th / 476
Long54—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7324th / 1676
Yards21608th / 1662
Yards / catch0.3499th / 499
Touchdowns0—
Long4—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns4—
Yards79—
Average19.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long27—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Ohio State✓ RB60~27 (18–35)10·45%
Wk 2 · Stony Brook✓ RB68~34 (23–44)13250%
Wk 3 · Liberty—56~21 (14–27)8238%
Season2 GS18482 (58–101)31445%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Ball State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
4TJ HortonRBSR23208937+0.10
2Jalen BondsRBSO13906.913+0.50
Johnny Thompson Jr.RB13503.804—
0Elijah JacksonRBSR4256.301+0.54
21Anthony McMullen Jr.RBFR——————
25Char'rese BreveardRBFR——————

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. Ball State depth chart →