Player Career

E.J. Horton Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

E.J. Horton story

E.J. Horton built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Louisville, KY wearing No. 13, spending time with Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Purdue, and West Virginia. The clearest part of E.J. Horton's career was his receiving role: 53 catches, 735 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 45 rushing yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 45 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives E.J. Horton'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. 1

    Marshall

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Florida Atlantic

    2024

    Transition stop

  4. 4

    Purdue

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall0
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall5982.25.959
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall18674.715.1127
2023 Regular SeasonWest Virginia2019013.415
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic0-201
2025 Regular SeasonPurdue28966.414.1289

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma State

Week 8 · L 34-48 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

79

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs No. 16 USC

Week 3 · L 17-33 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

70

Receiving Yards

87.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ Georgia Southern

Week 12 · W 23-10 · Conference game

76

Receiving Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Navy

Week 1 · W 49-7

30

Receiving Yards

72 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs BYU

Week 10 · W 37-7 · Conference game

39

Receiving Yards

66.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Purdue

289 primary output · 66.4 efficiency · 14.1 usage

69.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · West Virginia

64.5

201 primary · 90 efficiency · 13.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Marshall

62.9

186 primary · 74.7 efficiency · 15.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games