TJ Engleman Jr.
East Carolina Pirates
69
Depth

TJ Engleman Jr.

East Carolina PiratesRebuilding
RBOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is TJ Engleman Jr. starting?

TJ Engleman Jr. is the projected starter at RB for East Carolina Pirates.

Redshirt sophomore · #4 · 5'9", 189 lbs

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Depth at RB · East Carolina Pirates

  1. 1469TJ Engleman Jr.Starter
  2. 2368Ashton Gray
  3. 32161Michael Allen
  4. 4544DeJuan Lacy
  5. 52240Michael Beatty

East Carolina Starting Lineup

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Up next for East Carolina

East Carolina plays South Florida at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Hughes Center, ranked #1,513 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 306 rushing yards, 1 rush TD. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,513 NatlTeam Share13%
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SO
Height
5'9"
Weight
189 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20253061

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
0.8525
National Rank
#1513
High School
Hughes Center
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated offense; 56th-percentile production (×0.81 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 69.

Team offense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 56% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
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 31WTEMYDS 107
CAR
16
YDS
107
AVG
6.7
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 17-9

Oct 22LMEMYDS 92
CAR
18
YDS
92
AVG
5.1
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 41-34 OT

Oct 15LUABYDS 104
CAR
26
YDS
104
AVG
4.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
17
AVG
5.7
TD
0

Final L 30-17 OT

Oct 10WRICEYDS 136
CAR
14
YDS
136
AVG
9.7
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
10
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 28-12

Sep 26WNCCUYDS 129
CAR
10
YDS
129
AVG
12.9
TD
2
REC
2
YDS
33
AVG
16.5
TD
1

Final W 42-9

Sep 19WODUYDS 99
CAR
16
YDS
99
AVG
6.2
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 12LAPPYDS 24
CAR
4
YDS
24
AVG
6.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 5LALAYDS -2
CAR
1
YDS
-2
AVG
-2.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 48-10

TJ Engleman Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

306 rush yds · 1 TD · 11% of carries
Usage / Involvement76%
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