Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 44 | — |
| Success rate | 56.8% | 30th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 20.5% | 42nd / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 6.8% | 24th / 321 |
| First downs | 18 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 7 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 8 | — |
| Target share | 9.6% | — |
| Catch rate | 62.5% | — |
| Success rate per target | 37.5% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.1 | — |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Martin's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Run direction44 carries
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
2025 charting · BYU
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Martin’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted25 targets charted
Run direction108 carries
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  BYU#14 · 6-0 | 4 | 29% | 44 | 344 | 7.8 | 3 | 56.8% | 5 | 41 | 0 | 9.6% |
| 2025 | BYU#12 · 12-2 | 13 | 64% | 236 | 1305 | 5.5 | 12 | 51.6% | 36 | 255 | 0 | 13.9% |
| 2024 | BYU#19 · 11-2 | 10 | 42% | 137 | 718 | 5.2 | 7 | 54.6% | 10 | 98 | 2 | 6.3% |
| 2023 | BYU#80 · 5-7 | 10 | 38% | 109 | 518 | 4.8 | 4 | 33.0% | 11 | 45 | 1 | 3.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. LJ Martin's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
LJ Martin'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 | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Utah Tech | W 63–7 | 6.2 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Arizona | W 28–17 | 7.0 | 20 | 98 | 4.9 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | @ Colorado State | W 41–23 | 9.7 | 15 | 176 | 11.7 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | @ TCU | W 17–10 | — | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Iowa State | W 24–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 7 |  Notre Dame | W 28–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 7.6 | 44 | 344 | 7.8 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 23 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 44 | — |
| Yards | 344 | 125th / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 7.8 | 7th / 324 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 150th / 631 |
| Long | 56 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 988th / 1995 |
| Yards | 41 | 1129th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 8.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 23 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Utah Tech | ✓ RB | 68 | ~16 (11–21) | 8 | 24% |
| Wk 2 · Arizona | ✓ RB | 56 | ~48 (41–53) | 23 | 86% |
| Wk 3 · Colorado State | ✓ RB | 58 | ~31 (21–40) | 16 | 53% |
| Wk 5 · TCU | ✓ RB | 63 | ~12 (3–23) | 5 | 19% |
| Season | 4 GS | 373 | 107 (83–132) | 52 | 29% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the BYU roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | LJ Martin | RB | SR | 44 | 344 | 7.8 | 3 | 5 | +0.36 |
| 12 | Preston Rex | RB | SR | 34 | 181 | 5.3 | 2 | 8 | +0.20 |
| Journee Tonga | RB | 30 | 182 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | +0.07 | ||
| 25 | Devaughn Eka | RB | FR | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 1 | — | +0.47 |
| 30 | Sione Moa | RB | SO | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | — | +0.19 |
| 38 | Logan Payne | RB | FR | 5 | 30 | 6 | 0 | — | +0.69 |
| 34 | Charlie Miska | RB | SO | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | — | -0.02 |
| 28 | Jovesa Damuni | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Lucky Finau | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Micah Beckstead | 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. BYU depth chart →