Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Ball State#133 · 2-5 | 4 | 7% |
| 2025 | Ball State#132 · 4-8 | 3 | 4% |
| 2024 |  Purdue#122 · 1-11 | 6 | 5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Elijah Jackson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Elijah Jackson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Ohio State | L 3–56 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Stony Brook | W 41–17 | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Toledo | L 24–39 | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 5 | — |
| Yards | 23 | 822nd / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 4.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 15 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1249th / 1994 |
| Yards | 17 | 1499th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 5.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 12 | — |
| Average | 12 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio State | ✓ RB | 60 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | · | 18% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | — | 56 | ~10 (2–19) | 2 | · | 18% |
| Wk 4 · Kent State | — | 54 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 6 · Northwestern | — | 78 | ~11 (3–21) | 3 | · | 14% |
| Season | 1 GS | 443 | 32 (16–70) | 8 | 1 | 7% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Ball State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | TJ Horton | RB | SR | 59 | 393 | 6.7 | 7 | 11 | +0.12 |
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | RB | 33 | 90 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 | -0.28 | ||
| 2 | Jalen Bonds | RB | SO | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 2 | 10 | +0.36 |
| 0 | Elijah Jackson | RB | SR | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 3 | +0.30 |
| 21 | Anthony McMullen Jr. | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Char'rese Breveard | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Ball State depth chart →