Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
#21
Taji Atkins
Sophomore running back for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 181 lb · Houston, TX
Returning to Texas State for 2026
The numbers
2
rushing yards · 2026
2 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rush yds, at Texas
The play that turned itSwung Rice from 41% to 94% to win.Texas Southern at Rice · 69-7
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2024.
- Transferred from Rice to Texas State in 2025.
Taji Atkins
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and G.J. Kinne. The receipt on tape: 2 rush yds, 1 tackles against Texas, Week 1, 2026.
2 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Spring Westfield
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Pass-leaning
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Rice | 24 | 158 | 6.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 160 | 6.4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Texas State
Returning around him
- 76% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
The backfield · Texas State
- #5Jaylen Jenkins170 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Torrance Burgess Jr.95 rushing yards · 2025
- Taji Atkins1 game · 2026
- #21Cole Pryor1 game · 2026
- #6Davian Jackson2 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology