TJ Horton
Ball State Cardinals
65
Depth

TJ Horton

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RBOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is TJ Horton starting?

TJ Horton is the projected starter at RB for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #4 · 5'10", 201 lbs

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Depth at RB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1465TJ HortonStarter
  2. 2359Johnny Thompson Jr.
  3. 3248Jalen Bonds
  4. 4040Elijah Jackson

Ball State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Frederick Douglass, ranked #2,025 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 180 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,025 Natl2-Yr Total287 rush yds · 0 TDTeam Share11%
Lexington, KY
Jersey
#4
Class
RS JR
Height
5'10"
Weight
201 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20251800
20241070

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8283
National Rank
#2025
High School
Frederick Douglass
Hometown
Lexington, KY

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 41th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 65.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 41% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LNUYDS 10
CAR
6
YDS
10
AVG
1.7
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
-2
AVG
-2.0
TD
0

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLYDS 90
CAR
9
YDS
90
AVG
10.0
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
10
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTYDS 3
CAR
5
YDS
3
AVG
0.6
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBYDS 79
CAR
8
YDS
79
AVG
9.9
TD
2
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKYDS 125
CAR
9
YDS
125
AVG
13.9
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
-4
AVG
-1.3
TD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUYDS 6
CAR
6
YDS
4
AVG
0.7
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
6
AVG
1.5
TD
0

Final L 56-3

TJ Horton's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

180 rush yds · 0 TD · 13% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.