Player Career

LJ Martin Career Story

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

Player Story

LJ Martin story

LJ Martin built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from El Paso, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of LJ Martin's career was his backfield work: 2,546 rushing yards, 483 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 398 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with BYU. 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 2 passing yards, 398 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.

The arc is straightforward: LJ Martin 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

    BYU

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBYU56349.625.5
2024 PostseasonBYU8215528.8258
2024 Regular SeasonBYU8215528.80
2025 Regular SeasonBYU1,56055.936.8739

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 56 Cincinnati

Week 13 · W 26-14 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

266

Scrimmage Yards

91.7 takeover

266 scrimmage yards and 54.7 usage.

#2

@ Colorado

Week 1 · W 36-14 · Postseason · Conference game

126

Scrimmage Yards

87.3 takeover

Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126 scrimmage yards and 35.2 usage.

#3

vs Oklahoma State

Week 8 · W 38-35 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

85.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

120 scrimmage yards and 40.8 usage.

#4

vs Texas Tech

Week 8 · W 27-14 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

84.2 takeover

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 24.4 usage.

#5

vs Sam Houston

Week 1 · W 14-0

91

Scrimmage Yards

81.3 takeover

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 29.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · BYU

1,560 primary output · 55.9 efficiency · 36.8 usage

83.1

#2

2024 Postseason · BYU

67.6

821 primary · 55 efficiency · 28.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · BYU

67.6

821 primary · 55 efficiency · 28.8 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games