Sacramento State · W 34-17
9 carries, 33 yards, 2 TD
The other 7 games average 56 yards. This one was 23 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 22, middle 25, right 20. His longest went for 66 yards.
TJ Horton
TJ Horton takes over from Qua Ashley at Ball State.
Rushing value per play
+0.30
our model · 2026 · 66 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 68 | 426 | 6.3 | 9 | 66 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 60 | 180 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 151 | 713 | 4.7 | 9 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 31 | 90 | 2.9 | 1 | 19 |
Last game (Wk 8): 32 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ No. 1 Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 1 | 54 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Kent State | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-39vs Toledo | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 66 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45@ Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Sacramento State | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Total | 68 | 426 | 6.3 | 9 | 66 |
Oct. 24 · W 34-17 vs Sacramento State, play by play
9 carries for 33 yards and 2 touchdowns.
6-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
No gain on 3rd and 2. First quarter, down 3-0.
9-yard run on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 27-17. Converted.
16 carries for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns.
18-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 17-10. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 carries for 10 yards and a touchdown.
9-yard run. Second quarter, down 21-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown.
66-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, cut it to 22-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 carries for 4 yards.
4-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 79 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The per-play feed is missing a 13-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 7 carries it has.
25-yard run. First quarter, down 6-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. He also caught 3 passes for -4 yards.
54-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 41-17.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 carries for 4 yards. He also caught 4 passes for 6 yards.
5-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
L 15-51
at Liberty
79 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD
With C. Stumbaugh — 39.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · K. Luster — 93 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 20.0 · 42 rush yds (10 car)
The plays that mattered most
119th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%67 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.3 yds/carry on 68 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
156% of team targetsCatch rate
80%12 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
80% catch rate on 15 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 82.7 | 9.2 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 35.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 56.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 33.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
49.2%
250 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
68 carries and 12 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #60 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #30 of 30 Mid-American RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,025 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
