Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Total | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
#5
Tiger Riden Jr.
Sophomore running back for Texas A&M. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 219 lb · Desoto, TX · DeSoto
Returning to Texas A&M for 2026
The numbers
45
rushing yards · 2025
1 TD · 4.1 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 45 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Samford
His career numbers, season by seasonTiger Riden Jr.
The receipt: 45 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Samford — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas A&M
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 45.0 YDS/g, 4.1 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Samford · 2&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90(08:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:28 #99 J.Zirkel kick attempt good (H: #42 B.Graham, LS: #45 L.Hancock)
- Week 13 · Samford · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.71(12:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush left for 36 yards gain (11) to the SAM12 (#17 A.Wansley; #5 J.Mosley) PENALTY TAMU Holding (#84 B.Buntyn) 10 yards from SAM37 to SAM47
- Week 13 · Samford · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.03(02:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SAM24 (#88 D.Grayson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Samford · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.71(11:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM36 (#5 J.Mosley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Samford · 1&2 · Q3 · EPA -0.69(09:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM01 (#30 C.Sloan)
- Week 13 · Samford · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.54(01:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the SAM25, End Of Play
- Week 13 · Samford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.40(13:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TAMU37 (#48 J.Johnson; #5 J.Mosley)
- Week 13 · Samford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.39(10:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM47 (#30 C.Sloan)
- Week 13 · Samford · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA -0.33(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM23 (#90 C.Cunningham; #34 M.Gaither)
- Week 13 · Samford · 2&12 · Q3 · EPA +0.23(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Riden Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SAM30 (#34 M.Gaither)
Game log
How he plays
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/37Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (5.4%).
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 73% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #10
Background
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a 4-star running back by all three major recruiting outlets (247Sports, Rivals, ESPN), while Rivals listed him as the No. 15 running back in the nation … Coached by Claude Mathis at Desoto High School … He owns DeSoto’s career rushing record with 4,250-plus yards and has scored...
The backfield · Texas A&M
- #4Rueben Owens II639 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jamarion Morrow182 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Tiger Riden Jr.45 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Ramarian Tillman2 rushing yards · 2025
- #23DD Murrayno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology