Player Career

TJ Harden Career Story

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

Player Story

TJ Harden story

TJ Harden built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with SMU and UCLA. The clearest part of TJ Harden's career was his backfield work: 2,444 rushing yards, 495 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 616 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 616 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives TJ Harden'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

    UCLA

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonUCLA3386512.7—
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA3386512.70
2023 PostseasonUCLA96356.222.9625
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA96356.222.90
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA87344.528.3-90
2025 PostseasonSMU88646.52713
2025 Regular SeasonSMU88646.5270

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025UCLA to SMUP4 to P478.2Apr 18, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 97 Boston College

Week 11 · W 45-13 · Conference game

Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

127

Scrimmage Yards

92.7 takeover

127 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs USC

Week 13 · L 13-19 · Conference game

135

Scrimmage Yards

90.8 takeover

Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ USC

Week 12 · W 38-20 · Conference game

158

Scrimmage Yards

89.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

158 scrimmage yards and 38.1 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Iowa

Week 11 · W 20-17 · Conference game

141

Scrimmage Yards

88.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

141 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 1 · L 35-37 · Postseason

105

Scrimmage Yards

85.5 takeover

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 26.5 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · UCLA

963 primary output · 56.2 efficiency · 22.9 usage

71.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · UCLA

71.4

963 primary · 56.2 efficiency · 22.9 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · SMU

70.7

886 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 27 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games

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