Player Career

CJ Baxter Jr. Career Story

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

Player Story

CJ Baxter Jr. story

CJ Baxter Jr. built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Orlando, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of CJ Baxter Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 855 rushing yards, 192 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 197 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 197 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.

The arc is straightforward: CJ Baxter Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonTexas81552.120.3
2023 Regular SeasonTexas81552.120.30
2024 Regular SeasonTexas0-815
2025 Regular SeasonTexas23738.215.7237

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Iowa State

Week 12 · W 26-16 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

130

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

130 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.

#2

@ Washington

Week 1 · L 31-37 · Postseason

103

Scrimmage Yards

74.4 takeover

Loss with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

103 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

#3

@ No. 2 Ohio State

Week 1 · L 7-14 · Ranked opponent

65

Scrimmage Yards

74.2 takeover

Loss with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

65 scrimmage yards and 27.8 usage.

#4

vs No. 118 San José State

Week 2 · W 38-7

61

Scrimmage Yards

74.1 takeover

Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.

#5

vs Kansas State

Week 10 · W 33-30 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

69.3 takeover

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Texas

815 primary output · 52.1 efficiency · 20.3 usage

69.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Texas

69.5

815 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 20.3 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Texas

43

237 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 15.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games