Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 1 | 28 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 14 | 60 | 4.6 | 2 | 28 |
#2
Jon Denman
Sophomore running back for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Palestine, TX · Westwood High School
CFB Index 30 · #314 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to TCU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
60
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 4.3 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 41 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Grambling
Swing playSwung TCU from 55% to 75% to win.TCU at Houston · 17-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2025.
Jon Denman
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the TCU backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 41 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Grambling — Week 2, 2026.
60 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 14 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Palestine Westwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
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
High confidence
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 2 games: 30.0 YDS/g, 4.6 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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #33 of 35 Big 12 RBs
- #1LJ Martin
- #32Kanye Udoh
- #33Jon Denman
- #34Clay Ash
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Grambling · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45(10:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush left for 1 yard gain to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:53 #99 N.McCashland kick attempt good (H: #97 E.Black, LS: #57 W.Terry)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.42(10:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush left for 28 yards gain to the GSU29 (#15 M.Freeman-jr), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.24(04:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush left for 5 yards gain to the UNC02 (#1 G.Smith III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21(04:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush left for 2 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:00 #34 K.Lemmermann kick attempt good (H: #97 E.Black, LS: #54 A.Bowers)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.07(05:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush right for 0 yards to the GSU46 (#9 J.Horton; #99 J.Sherrod)
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.90(12:18) No Huddle #2 J.Denman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TCU40 (#9 M.Abou Jaoude)
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.86(09:06) No Huddle #2 J.Denman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TCU35 (#91 L.Jackson; #9 M.Abou Jaoude), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · North Carolina · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.80(07:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush right for 1 yard gain to the TCU49 (#90 X.Lewis; #94 D.Jackson)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -0.55(11:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush left for 0 yards to the GSU01 (#21 K.McConnell)
- Week 2 · Grambling · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +0.48(12:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GSU33 (#5 K.Banks), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daijun Edwards’s 2021 season.
Matches Daijun on
Yards / carry
Height
Weight
Differs from Daijun on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.
Matches Darius on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Javin Gordon's freshman season at Tulane (2025).
Matches Javin on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Receiving share
Differs from Javin on
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Background
AT TCU 2025 | FRESHMAN (13/0) Played in every game … received 50 carries for 178 yards and three scores … also returned six kickoffs for an average of 24.5 yards … ran for 31 yards, including a five-yard touchdown, during the Alamo Bowl victory over USC ... had season high rushing yardage of 45 o...
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