Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/37Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (5.4%).
Tiger Riden Jr.
Tiger Riden Jr. is a running back at Texas A&M who has not played in Texas A&M's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Where Riden comes from
- Desoto, TX
- DeSoto
- About 150 miles from Kyle Field
- On the Texas A&M roster since 2025
Where Riden fits
Texas A&M lists 7 running backs this season.
Texas A&M running backs with a game this season
Texas A&M is 4-4. Next: at South Carolina, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Also from Desoto, TX
A game that shows it: 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Samford — Week 13, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
| Career | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 45 yds |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2025
W 48-0
vs Samford
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Samford · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
- Week 13 · Samford · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.71T.Riden Jr. rush left for 36 yards gain (11) (A.Wansley; J.Mosley) PENALTY TAMU Holding (B.Buntyn) 10 yards from SAM37 to SAM47
- Week 13 · Samford · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.03T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain (D.Grayson)
- Week 13 · Samford · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.71T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain (J.Mosley)
- Week 13 · Samford · 1st and 2 · Q3 · EPA −0.69T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain (C.Sloan)
- Week 13 · Samford · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.54T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss, End Of Play
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Samford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.40T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain (J.Johnson; J.Mosley)
- Week 13 · Samford · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.39T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain (C.Sloan)
- Week 13 · Samford · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA −0.33T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain (C.Cunningham; M.Gaither)
- Week 13 · Samford · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +0.23T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain (M.Gaither)
Teams and coaches
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 45.0 YDS/g, 4.1 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
45.8%
407 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
11 carries in 1 game
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Texas A&M
- 2026 Texas A&M ElkoYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2025 Texas A&M ElkoYear 1 · 1 game
- High school DeSotoDesoto, TXAlso from DeSoto: Johntay Cook II (Ole Miss), Ethan Feaster (USC), Daylon Singleton (SMU) and 13 more.