Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
#21
Taji Atkins
Sophomore running back for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 181 lb · Houston, TX
The numbers
2
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rush yds, at Texas
The play that turned itSwung Rice from 41% to 94% to win.Texas Southern at Rice · 69-7
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2024.
- Transferred from Rice to Texas State in 2025.
Taji Atkins
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and G.J. Kinne. The receipt on tape: 2 rush yds, 1 tackles against Texas, Week 1, 2026.
2 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Spring Westfield
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Rice | 24 | 158 | 6.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 160 | 6.4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Pass-leaning
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,049 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Pac-12 as a sophomore.
The backfield · Texas State
- #5Jaylen Jenkins170 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Torrance Burgess Jr.95 rushing yards · 2025
- Taji Atkins1 game · 2026
- #21Cole Pryor1 game · 2026
- #6Davian Jackson3 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology