Usage / Role
64%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025SMU
TJ Harden
RB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
TJ Harden leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UCLA • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player 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...
Read the storyTJ Harden, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCLA. TJ Harden leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,060
- Rushing yards
- 2,444
- Receiving yards
- 616
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
TJ Harden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,060
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · UCLA
- Top game
- Boston College
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 886 scrimmage yards · RB 81st (top 12%) · ACC 18th (top 5%) · National 138th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | UCLA | 6 | 105 | 111 | -6 | 1 | 48 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 6 | 233 | 214 | 19 | 1 | 48 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCLA | 13 | 131 | 105 | 26 | 2 | 71.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 13 | 832 | 722 | 110 | 7 | 71.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 873 | 505 | 368 | 3 | 69.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 70.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 846 | 747 | 99 | 8 | 70.7 |
Related Context
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TJ Harden played RB for UCLA and SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, TJ Harden recorded 2,444 rushing yards, 616 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
UCLA paired 963 primary output with 56.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
72.8
Efficiency
44.5
Usage
28.3
Consistency
61.8
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 31. Indiana: 89. LSU: 36. Oregon: 57. Penn State: 85. Minnesota: 72. Rutgers: 48. Nebraska: 49. Iowa: 141. Washington: 112. USC: 135. Fresno State: 18
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 14 by 15.5. Indiana: 16 by 48.2. LSU: 10 by 28.4. Oregon: 14 by 42.4. Penn State: 12 by 52.7. Minnesota: 10 by 43.4. Rutgers: 12 by 29.2. Nebraska: 12 by 43.2. Iowa: 22 by 65.8. Washington: 19 by 40.4. USC: 17 by 76.8. Fresno State: 6 by 48.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins57.4 · Games = 5 · -26.3 vs Losses
Losses83.7 · Games = 7 · +26.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
76.8 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Fresno State | W 20-13 | 4 | 23 | 5.80 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs USC | L 13-19 | 14 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 7.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Washington | L 19-31 | 13 | 33 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Iowa100 rush yards | W 20-17 | 20 | 125 | 6.30 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6.4 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Nebraska | W 27-20 | 11 | 46 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Rutgers | W 35-32 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 4 |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Minnesota | L 17-21 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 7.2 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Penn State | L 11-27 | 7 | 26 | 3.70 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 7.1 |
| Sun 9/29 | vs Oregon | L 13-34 | 13 | 53 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ LSU | L 17-34 | 7 | 15 | 2.10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 3.6 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Indiana | L 13-42 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 5.6 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Hawai'i | W 16-13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 2.2 |
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
UCLA
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202220232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | UCLA | 338 | 65 | 12.7 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 338 | 65 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCLA | 963 | 56.2 | 22.9 | 625 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 963 | 56.2 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCLA | 873 | 44.5 | 28.3 | -90 |
| 2025 Postseason | SMU | 886 | 46.5 | 27 | 13 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 886 | 46.5 | 27 | 0 |
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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · UCLA
963 primary output · 56.2 efficiency · 22.9 usage
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#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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