Senior running back for Texas A&M. 2025: 205 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 4 catches.
5′11″ · 211 lb · Dallas, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
4 TD · 4.7 per carry · 4 catches
The play that turned itSwung Texas A&M from 38% to 81% to win.South Carolina at Texas A&M · 31-30
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Texas A&M. 2025: 205 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 4 catches.
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Explosive rate: 88th percentile.
The full scouting readE.J. Smith
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 52 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Arkansas — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: explosive rate (88th percentile). Strength: success rate (87th percentile). Concern: carries (5th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 19.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 27.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 18.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 26.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #247 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #29 of 37 SEC RBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs UTSA | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-22vs Utah State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Florida | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-42@ Arkansas | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ LSU | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ Missouri | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-30vs South Carolina | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Texas | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Bowl | L 3-10vs Miami | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 44 | 205 | 4.7 | 4 | 17 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
9.1% of carries overall (43/474) → 17.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/125) — 59.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (18.9%).
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Texas A&M
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #10
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jabari Small’s 2022 season.
Matches Jabari on
Differs from Jabari on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to CJ Marable’s path through Coastal Carolina.
Matches CJ on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peaked at #210 this season.