TJ Horton
Ball State Cardinals
63
Depth

TJ Horton

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Projected Starter

Is TJ Horton starting?

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

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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 63 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
205 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 63-rated offense; 40th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 63.

Team offense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 40% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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.

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Team Role

180 rush yds · 0 TD · 13% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at RB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1463TJ HortonStarter
  2. 2252Jalen Bonds
  3. 32051Johnny Thompson Jr.
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.