Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 11 |
#24
Joe Pitchford
Junior running back for TCU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Liberty Hill, TX · Liberty Hill High School
Returning to TCU for 2026
The numbers
25
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 6.3 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 25 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonJoe Pitchford
Second year in the TCU backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 25 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Grambling — Week 2, 2026.
25 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 10-5 over that span.
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (90th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 25.0 YDS/g, 6.3 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · TCU
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
Background
AT TCU 2025 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (13/0) Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … recovered a fumble against BYU … had a tackle against Colorado. 2024 | FRESHMAN (1/0) Saw his lone action of the season in the 34-3 New Mexico Bowl win over Louisiana. HIGH SCHOOL Rushed for 464 yards and...
The backfield · TCU
- #26Jeremy Payne623 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jon Denman178 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Joseph Hagman1 rushing yard · 2025
- #24Joe Pitchford1 game · 2026
- #27Landon Walker1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology