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 | 52 | — |
| Success rate | 46.2% | 153rd / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 15.4% | 111th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 17.3% | 214th / 321 |
| First downs | 16 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 6 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 14 | — |
| Target share | 9.8% | — |
| Catch rate | 78.6% | — |
| Success rate per target | 14.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 1.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Horton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Run direction58 carries
2025 charting · Ball State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Horton’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Run direction36 carries
Career
3 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 |  Ball State#133 · 2-5 | 7 | 41% | 59 | 393 | 6.7 | 7 | 46.2% | 11 | 22 | 0 | 9.8% |
| 2025 | Ball State#132 · 4-8 | 10 | 31% | 60 | 180 | 3.0 | 0 | 35.9% | 15 | 71 | 1 | 9.3% |
| 2024 | Ball State#125 · 3-9 | 7 | 17% | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 0 | 52.9% | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. TJ Horton's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
TJ Horton'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ Ohio State | L 3–56 | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Stony Brook | W 41–17 | 8.1 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 1 | 54 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Liberty | L 15–51 | 7.6 | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 2 | 25 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 40 | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Kent State | L 13–26 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 16 | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Toledo | L 24–39 | 8.3 | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 49 | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Northwestern | L 14–45 | 5.4 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91 | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Bowling Green | W 32–31 | 7.4 | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 39 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.1 | 59 | 393 | 6.7 | 7 | 66 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 274 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 59 | — |
| Yards | 393 | 91st / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 6.7 | 29th / 325 |
| Touchdowns | 7 | 21st / 631 |
| Long | 66 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 11 | 522nd / 1995 |
| Yards | 22 | 1406th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 13 | — |
| Yards | 274 | — |
| Average | 21.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 49 | — |
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 | ~27 (18–35) | 10 | · | 45% |
| Wk 2 · Stony Brook | ✓ RB | 68 | ~34 (23–44) | 13 | 2 | 50% |
| Wk 3 · Liberty | — | 56 | ~21 (14–27) | 8 | 2 | 38% |
| Wk 4 · Kent State | — | 54 | ~12 (3–23) | 5 | 2 | 22% |
| Wk 5 · Toledo | — | 61 | ~30 (20–39) | 13 | 1 | 49% |
| Wk 6 · Northwestern | — | 78 | ~21 (14–27) | 7 | 4 | 27% |
| Wk 7 · Bowling Green | — | 66 | ~38 (26–49) | 17 | 2 | 58% |
| Season | 2 GS | 443 | 183 (145–226) | 73 | 13 | 41% |
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 →