Usage Score
14.5
Player Profile
RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Lexington, KY, USA
TJ Horton leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.
Usage Score
14.5
Efficiency
34.7
Consistency
63.5
Season Value
52.8
Career Arc
Season-by-season value trend
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Quick Facts
TJ Horton, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. TJ Horton leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Ball State paired 251 primary output with 34.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 34.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
25.1
Efficiency
34.7
Usage
14.5
Consistency
63.5
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 15. Unknown: 46. UConn: 41. Ohio: 29. Western Michigan: 9. Akron: 19. Northern Illinois: 30. Kent State: 18. Eastern Michigan: 41. Toledo: 3
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 4 by 17.7. Unknown: 10 by 44.2. UConn: 6 by 71.2. Ohio: 8 by 38.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 23.4. Akron: 4 by 65.6. Northern Illinois: 5 by 42.2. Kent State: 8 by 11.9. Eastern Michigan: 14 by 29.4. Toledo: 12 by 3.4
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
71.2 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Toledo | L 9-38 | 8 | 3 | 0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 9-24 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.9 |
| Thu 11/6 | vs Kent State | W 17-13 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Northern Illinois | L 7-21 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Akron | W 42-28 | 3 | 22 | 7.30 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Western Michigan | L 0-42 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Ohio | W 20-14 | 7 | 26 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UConn | L 25-31 | 6 | 41 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4.6 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Purdue | L 0-31 | 3 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.8 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Ball State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 109 | 48.8 | 7.3 | 109 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 251 | 34.7 | 14.5 | 142 |
#1 Featured game
UConn
Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41
Primary metric
41 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.
#2
Buffalo
35
Primary metric
Loss with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
35 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.
#3
Unknown
46
Primary metric
Game with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#4
Eastern Michigan
41
Primary metric
Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 27.5 usage.
#5
Unknown
20
Primary metric
Game with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 4.4 usage.
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Ball State
251 primary output · 34.7 efficiency · 14.5 usage
52.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
37.8
109 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8283
Frederick Douglass · Lexington, KY
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
360
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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TJ Horton quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit