TJ Horton

RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Lexington, KY, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

TJ Horton leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.

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Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Ball State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: New Hampshire

Player Story

TJ Horton built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Lexington, KY wearing No. 4, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of TJ Horton's career was his backfield work: 287 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8283

Frederick Douglass · Lexington, KY

Committed To: Ball State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Ball State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 360
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 17 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Top game: New Hampshire
Recruit profile: 3-star · Frederick Douglass · Ball State
High school pipeline: Frederick Douglass · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 4 · Sophomore
2025 Scrimmage yards rank: 251 scrimmage yards · RB 335th (top 46%) · Mid-American 74th (top 29%) · National 914th (top 33%)

TJ Horton played RB for Ball State. Across 3 tracked seasons, TJ Horton recorded 287 rushing yards, 73 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ball State.

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