Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Utah
T.J. Pledger
RB • 5'9" • 193 lbs • Pacoima, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
T.J. Pledger leans balanced backfield option traits and 58 efficiency.
Impact Production
13
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma • Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
T.J. Pledger built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Pacoima, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oklahoma and Utah. The clearest part of T.J. Pledger's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
T.J. Pledger, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah. T.J. Pledger leans balanced backfield option traits and 58 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,586
- Rushing yards
- 1,390
- Receiving yards
- 196
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
T.J. Pledger quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,586
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · IMG Academy · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 801 scrimmage yards · RB 108th (top 16%) · Pac-12 12th (top 6%) · National 192nd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 7 | 191 | 179 | 12 | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 7 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 9 | 529 | 452 | 77 | 5 | 51.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 14 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 14 | 778 | 671 | 107 | 6 | 60.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
T.J. Pledger played RB for Oklahoma and Utah. Across 4 tracked seasons, T.J. Pledger recorded 1,390 rushing yards, 196 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Utah paired 801 primary output with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma, Utah.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2021 Postseason · Utah
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
57.2
Efficiency
58
Usage
14
Consistency
44.4
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 23. Weber State: 10. BYU: 8. San Diego State: 18. Washington State: 117. USC: 24. Arizona State: 57. Oregon State: 29. UCLA: 68. Stanford: 116. Arizona: 162. Oregon: 46. Colorado: 103. Oregon: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 7 by 34.2. Weber State: 2 by 52.1. BYU: 2 by 35.4. San Diego State: 5 by 15. Washington State: 10 by 98.8. USC: 6 by 34.2. Arizona State: 8 by 73.4. Oregon State: 5 by 61.7. UCLA: 9 by 79.1. Stanford: 6 by 100. Arizona: 26 by 55.7. Oregon: 10 by 47.9. Colorado: 13 by 82.5. Oregon: 5 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.3 · Games = 10 · +52.8 vs Losses
Losses19.5 · Games = 4 · -52.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
100 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ Ohio State | L 45-48 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 12/4 | vs Oregon | W 38-10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Fri 11/26 | vs Colorado100 rush yards | W 28-13 | 13 | 103 | 7.90 | 0 | — | — | 7.9 |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Oregon | W 38-7 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Arizona100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-29 | 25 | 119 | 4.80 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Stanford100 rush yards | W 52-7 | 4 | 107 | 26.80 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19.3 |
| Sun 10/31 | vs UCLA | W 44-24 | 8 | 61 | 7.60 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.6 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Oregon State | L 34-42 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.8 |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Arizona State | W 35-21 | 7 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7.1 |
| Sun 10/10 | @ USC | W 42-26 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Washington State100 rush yards | W 24-13 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | — | — | 11.7 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ San Diego State | L 31-33 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3.6 |
| Sun 9/12 | @ BYU | L 17-26 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Weber State | W 40-17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
Player Story
T.J. Pledger story
T.J. Pledger built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Pacoima, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oklahoma and Utah. The clearest part of T.J. Pledger's career was his backfield work: 1,390 rushing yards, 239 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 196 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 196 receiving yards and 180 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives T.J. Pledger's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Utah
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Oklahoma | 191 | 54.6 | 7.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 191 | 54.6 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma | 65 | 52.6 | 3 | -126 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 65 | 52.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 529 | 44.8 | 18.3 | 464 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 801 | 58 | 14 | 272 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 801 | 58 | 14 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 11 · W 38-29 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
162
Scrimmage Yards
85.2 takeover
162 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.
#2
vs Texas
Week 6 · W 53-45 · Conference game
155
Scrimmage Yards
82.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
155 scrimmage yards and 28.9 usage.
#3
@ TCU
Week 8 · W 33-14 · Conference game
122
Scrimmage Yards
78.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
122 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 9 · W 51-14 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 21.3 usage.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 4 · W 24-13 · Conference game
117
Scrimmage Yards
77.7 takeover
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
117 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Utah
801 primary output · 58 efficiency · 14 usage
60.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Utah
60.6
801 primary · 58 efficiency · 14 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Oklahoma
51.4
529 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 18.3 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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