TJ Engleman Jr.
TJ Engleman Jr.
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 59 | 306 | 5.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 306 | 5.2 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
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.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Briggs’s 2022 season.
Matches Robert on
Differs from Robert on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
Joshua Samuel
Garrett Groshek
Demetric Felton
Narii Gaither
Matches Joshua on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Briggs's freshman season at Utah State (2022).
Matches Robert on
Differs from Robert on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #1408
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...