#20

TJ Engleman Jr.

RB · East Carolina · Fr. · #20

Returning to East Carolina for 2026
Fr. · Atlanta, Ga. → Hughes Center
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TJ Engleman Jr.

RB · East Carolina · So · #20

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1487 national
CFB
College
East Carolina
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025East Carolina593065.21--
Career593065.21--
SeasonTeam
2025East Carolina7375.30--
Career7375.30--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025

W 48–22

vs Charlotte

35 rush yds (8 car)

Dominant 26-point win at home against Charlotte.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

East Carolina

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · East Carolina

Returning around him

  • 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #93

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Briggs’s 2022 season.

Utah State · 2022

#2

DJ McKinney

Sam Houston · 2024

All-Conference USA
79%
#3

Perris Jones

Virginia · 2022

76%
#4

Jevon Edwards

Coastal Carolina · 2025

75%
#5

Malik Sherrod

Fresno State · 2022

75%

Matches Robert on

Rush TD rate
Height
Weight

Differs from Robert on

Class year (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.

Joshua Samuel

98%match

Austin Peay · 2022

#2

Garrett Groshek

Wisconsin · 2020

94%
#3

Justin Marshall

Colorado State · 2025

92%
#4

Demetric Felton

UCLA · 2020

NFL Rd 6
92%
#5

Narii Gaither

Gardner-Webb · 2023

91%

Matches Joshua on

Yards per carry

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Briggs's freshman season at Utah State (2022).

Utah State · 2022

#2

Jevon Edwards

Coastal Carolina · 2025

81%
#3

Keenan Phillips

South Alabama · 2025

77%
#4

DJ McKinney

Sam Houston · 2024

All-Conference USA
77%
#5

Blake Hester

Akron · 2021

76%

Matches Robert on

Receiving share
Yards / reception
Weight

Differs from Robert on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1408

Final rank
#1415
Avg #1441.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1408 this season.

Background

Two-year letterman (2024-25) … Played in 16 career games (5/2024, 11/2025) … Rushed 59 times for 306 yards (5.2 ypr) with one touchdown … Caught seven passes out of the backfield for 37 yards … Verbally committed to East Carolina on June 25, 2023 … Officially enrolled at ECU in January of 2024. 2...

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