Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 0 | 65 | Season-high 149 yds |
| Total | 29 | 183 | 5.8 | 0 | 65 |
#4
Torrance Burgess Jr.
Junior running back for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 176 lb · Pearland, TX
CFB Index 40 · #217 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
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
183
rushing yards · 2026
6.3 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 149 rush yds, 6 rec yds, vs UTSA
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2022.
- Transferred from UTEP to Texas State in 2024.
Torrance Burgess Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dana Dimel and G.J. Kinne. 2023 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 149 rush yds, 6 rec yds against UTSA, Week 2, 2026.
183 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 29 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with UTEP3-star out of Tyler J.C.
202311 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Conference USAhonorable_mention
202410 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (90th percentile). Strength: long run (87th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 91.5 YDS/g, 5.8 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 | 29 | 183 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 60 | 367 | 6.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 124 | 620 | 5.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 237 | 1,268 | 5.4 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 17 | 227 | 13.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 357 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.87(13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 65 yards gain to the UTSA16 (#20 Z.Morris), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.58(02:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 11 yards gain to the TEXAS44 (#2 D.Williams Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UTSA · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.19(11:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush left for 9 yards gain to the TXST30 (#14 J.Rogers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA -1.15(13:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the TXST39 (#4 J.McDonald)
- Week 2 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.02(01:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the TXST48 (#2 O.Pewee; #26 B.Grays)
- Week 2 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.91(02:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TXST41 (#15 D.White; #24 W.Nelson)
- Week 2 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.84(11:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 10 yards gain to the TXST35 (#22 E.Newell; #14 J.Rogers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.80(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the TXST28 (#93 H.Kanu)
- Week 2 · UTSA · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA -0.67(10:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush left for 1 yard gain to the TXST35 (#23 B.Tucker, Jr.)
- Week 2 · UTSA · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.67(07:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Burgess Jr. rush middle for 11 yards gain to the UTSA38 (#32 E.Baldwin; #23 B.Tucker, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Calvin Camp’s 2021 season.
Matches Calvin on
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Calvin on
Yards / reception (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Brown's junior season at UConn (2024).
69%match
Matches Jayden on
Yards / reception
Weight
Height
Differs from Jayden on
Receiving share (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Torrance Burgess Jr.
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