Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Total | 47 | 239 | 5.0 | 1 | 26 |
#8
Antonio Martin
New school, new number, same question — and Antonio Martin's early answer at Middle Tennessee is No.349 4★, national recruit.
5′10″ · 240 lb · Atlanta, GA · Langston
Transferred Kansas State → Middle Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
239
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Middle Tennessee from 65% to 95% to win.Nevada at Middle Tennessee · 27-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt senior running back for Middle Tennessee. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2022.
- Transferred from Kansas State to Middle Tennessee in 2026.
How he plays
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
Yards / carry: 54th percentile.
The full scouting readAntonio Martin
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Antonio Martin arrives at Middle Tennessee with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
239RUSH YDS1RUSH TD47CARRIES
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.349
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
2022
- Signed with Georgia Tech4-star out of Langston Hughes
2023
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Middle Tennessee
2025Kansas State
2026Middle Tennessee
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 47 | 239 | 5.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 19 | 129 | 6.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 368 | 5.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Antonio Martin's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
103 rush yds (15 car)
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +104 rushing yards, +1 rushing TD, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Middle Tennessee2-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush tds (24th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 104 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 32.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 79.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Rawleigh Williams III’s 2015 season.
86%match
Matches Rawleigh on
Height
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Charles Pierre Jr.’s path through South Dakota.
Charles Pierre Jr.
95%match
#2
Josiah Johnson
92%
#3
Tyrell Campbell
92%
#4
Cooper Wallace
84%
#5
Luke Yoder
83%
Matches Charles on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antwain Littleton II's junior season at Maryland (2023).
18%match
Matches Antwain on
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Antwain on
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Height (lower)
Background
2025 (r-Junior at Kansas State) • Played in five games • Rushed 19 times for 129 yards and one touchdown • Had five carries for 89 yards and a touchdown against Utah 2024 (r-Sophomore at Southeastern Louisiana) • Saw time in 12 games with nine starts, totaling 1,228 yards and 11 touchdowns on…
The backfield · Middle Tennessee
- #29DJ Taylor199 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Antonio Martin129 rushing yards · 2025
- #31Austin Clemons10 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Terrence Brownno box-score line yet
- #21Ashton Jonesno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology