TJ Tillman
UTEP Miners
48
Depth

TJ Tillman

UTEP MinersRebuilding
RCBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is TJ Tillman starting?

TJ Tillman is listed 2nd string at RCB for UTEP Miners.

Sophomore · #5 · 6'0", 165 lbs

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Depth at RCB · UTEP Miners

  1. 1068Justin ContentStarter
  2. 2548TJ TillmanYou
  3. 32743LaTristan Thompson

UTEP Starting Lineup

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Up next for UTEP

UTEP plays Hawai'i at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 09:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Amarillo Tascosa, ranked #1,560 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 12 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 48 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,560 NatlTeam Share1%
Amarillo, TX
Jersey
#5
Class
SO
Height
6'0"
Weight
165 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251200

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
0.8550
National Rank
#1560
High School
Amarillo Tascosa
Hometown
Amarillo, TX

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 34th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 48.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 34% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

Sep 13WTXSOTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 51-10

Sep 5LOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-0

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

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Team Role

12 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement11%
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