Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025BYU
LJ Martin
RB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • El Paso, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
LJ Martin leans workhorse runner traits and 55.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player 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,...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
LJ Martin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · BYU. LJ Martin leans workhorse runner traits and 55.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,944
- Rushing yards
- 2,546
- Receiving yards
- 398
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
LJ Martin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,944
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · BYU
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Canutillo · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Canutillo · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,560 scrimmage yards · RB 8th (top 2%) · Big 12 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 563 | 518 | 45 | 5 | 56.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | BYU | 10 | 126 | 93 | 33 | 2 | 67.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 695 | 630 | 65 | 7 | 67.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | BYU | 13 | 1,560 | 1,305 | 255 | 12 | 83.1 |
Related Context
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LJ Martin played RB for BYU. Across 3 tracked seasons, LJ Martin recorded 2 passing yards, 2,546 rushing yards, and 398 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
BYU paired 1,560 primary output with 55.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · BYU
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
56.3
Efficiency
49.6
Usage
25.5
Consistency
69.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sam Houston: 91. Southern Utah: 32. Arkansas: 88. Kansas: 38. Cincinnati: 68. TCU: 75. Texas Tech: 90. Iowa State: 57. Oklahoma: 3. Oklahoma State: 21
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sam Houston: 16 by 59.2. Southern Utah: 7 by 47.2. Arkansas: 25 by 35.6. Kansas: 12 by 29.1. Cincinnati: 17 by 42.4. TCU: 18 by 42.4. Texas Tech: 11 by 84.1. Iowa State: 9 by 70.1. Oklahoma: 1 by 31.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 54.7
Split Comparison
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Wins73.8 · Games = 5 · +35 vs Losses
Losses38.8 · Games = 5 · -35 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
84.1 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Oklahoma State | L 34-40 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Oklahoma | L 24-31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Iowa State | L 13-45 | 8 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Texas Tech | W 27-14 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8.2 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ TCU | L 11-44 | 14 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Cincinnati2+ TD | W 35-27 | 16 | 66 | 4.10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Kansas | L 27-38 | 11 | 28 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Arkansas2+ TD | W 38-31 | 23 | 77 | 3.30 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern Utah | W 41-16 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Sam Houston | W 14-0 | 16 | 91 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
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
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BYU
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 563 | 49.6 | 25.5 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | BYU | 821 | 55 | 28.8 | 258 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 821 | 55 | 28.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | BYU | 1,560 | 55.9 | 36.8 | 739 |
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
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