Player Profile

TJ Horton

RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Lexington, KY, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

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

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Ball State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

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.

Player insights

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.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

25.1

Efficiency

34.7

Usage

14.5

Consistency

63.5

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Split Comparison

Wins22 · n=3 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses23.2 · n=6 · +1.2 vs Wins
First Half28 · n=5 · +5.8 vs Second Half
Second Half22.2 · n=5 · -5.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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@ ToledoL 9-38830.400400.3
Sat 11/15vs Eastern MichiganL 9-2412332.800282.9
Thu 11/6vs Kent StateW 17-13520.4003162.3
Sat 10/25@ Northern IllinoisL 7-214112.8001196
Sat 10/18vs AkronW 42-283227.3001-34.8
Sat 10/11@ Western MichiganL 0-42492.3002.3
Sat 10/4vs OhioW 20-147263.700133.6
Sat 9/20@ UConnL 25-316416.8006.8
Sat 9/13vs Unknown832402144.6
Sat 8/30@ PurdueL 0-31310.3001143.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBall State0
2024 Regular SeasonBall State10948.87.3109
2025 Regular SeasonBall State25134.714.5142

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8283

Frederick Douglass · Lexington, KY

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

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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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
287