Boise State · L 45-46
11 carries, 33 yards
The other 7 games average 127 yards. This one was 94 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ahead of Mahdi’s 2023 pace
Backs who run like Burgess, and how their seasons went
Burgess against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 922 yards, 115 a game, 3 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 620, in 2023.
“Surely they can't go to Burgess a 10thy time in a row”
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 16, middle 98, right 15. His longest went for 76 yards.
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
37.9% of carries overall (127/335) → 34.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/44) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (60.0%). 4 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Torrance Burgess Jr. vs UTSA.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−27aura tax
47th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 129 | 922 | 7.1 | 5 | 76 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 60 | 367 | 6.1 | 2 | 57 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 124 | 620 | 5.0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2022 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 337 | 2,007 | 6.0 | 10 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 17 | 123 | 7.2 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 17 | 227 | 13.4 | 0 | 51 |
| 2022 | UTEP | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 45 | 474 | 10.5 | 0 | 51 |
Last game (Wk 9): 33 rushing yards, 5 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 17 | 149 | 8.8 | 0 | 65 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 25 | 214 | 8.6 | 0 | 76 | 214-yard day |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 1 | 71 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 24 | 224 | 9.3 | 4 | 53 | Season-high 224 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 129 | 922 | 7.1 | 5 | 76 |
Oct. 31 · L 45-46 at Boise State, play by play
11 carries for 33 yards. He also caught 5 passes for 37 yards.
9-yard catch. Second quarter, down 28-3.
10 carries for 51 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 9 yards.
No gain on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 7-6.
24-yard run. Second quarter, down 9-7.
4-yard run on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, up 14-9. 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.
24 carries for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns, the most rushing yards in FBS that week. 6 of his 24 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 53. He also caught 3 passes for 52 yards.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0.
53-yard run. Third quarter, up 45-27.
19-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1. Third quarter, made it 66-27.
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.
21 carries for 77 yards. He converted a 3rd and 2 with Texas State down 24-17.
15-yard run. First quarter, up 10-3.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 17-9.
6-yard run on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, down 24-17. 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.
9 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown.
71-yard run. First quarter, tied 7-7.
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.
A big game: 25 carries for 214 yards, the most rushing yards in FBS that week. In the fourth quarter, with Texas State ahead by one score, he carried 11 times for 62 yards. 6 of his 25 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 76.
76-yard run. First quarter, up 14-7.
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.
17 carries for 149 yards, 6th-most in FBS that week.
The per-play feed is missing an 11-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 16 carries it has.
65-yard run. Second quarter, down 7-0.
9-yard run on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 17-14. 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.
12 carries for 34 yards.
11-yard run. Third quarter, down 49-7.
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 7 · 2026
W 66-27
224 rush yds (24 car) · 4 TD · 3 rec · 52 yds
Dominant 39-point win at home against Colorado State.
With B. Jackson — 213 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.5 · 181 rush yds (13 car) · 3 TD · B. Sparks — 2 rec · 57 yds
The plays that mattered most
10th 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 -9 to +20 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
46%128 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 129 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.1 yds/carry on 129 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
209% of team targetsCatch rate
85%17 of 20 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
85% catch rate on 20 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 156 | 9.5 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 48.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 140 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 42.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
129 carries and 17 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #7 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Dimel and G.J. Kinne.
