#6

Trent Battle

RB · TCU · Sr. · #6

Returning to TCU for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Trent Battle

RB · TCU · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#785 national
CFB
College
TCU
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022TCU13-2HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025TCU643495.56--
2024TCU441864.22--
2023TCU10252.50--
2022TCU9384.20--
Career1275984.78--
SeasonTeam
2025TCU10656.50--
2024TCU6294.80--
2023TCU46817.00--
2022TCU79113.00--
Career272539.40--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 30–27

vs USC

4 rush yds (2 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

TCU

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · TCU

Returning around him

  • 61% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 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 #32 · 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 Ethan Payne’s 2024 season.

Ethan Payne

67%match

Marshall · 2024

#2

Alton McCaskill

Houston · 2021

All-AAC
64%
#3

Elijah Green

North Carolina · 2022

62%
#4

Jordan Waters

Duke · 2022

61%
#5

Sieh Bangura

Ohio · 2022

All-MAC
59%

Matches Ethan on

Yards / carry
Rush TD rate

Differs from Ethan on

Yards / reception (higher)
Weight (lower)
Height (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.

Gerrid Doaks

96%match

Cincinnati · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 7
#2

Cam Wiley

Akron · 2022

88%
#3

Lorenzo Lingard

Akron · 2023

86%
#4

Josh Mack

Liberty · 2021

86%
#5

Larry Rountree III

Missouri · 2020

All-SECNFL Rd 6
84%

Matches Gerrid on

Yards per carry
20242025

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Payne's senior season at Marshall (2024).

Ethan Payne

68%match

Marshall · 2024

#2

Austin Jones

USC · 2023

65%
#3

Jordan McCloud

Texas State · 2024

All-Sun Belt
64%
#4

Kejon Owens

Florida International · 2024

60%
#5

Demond Claiborne

Wake Forest · 2025

All-ACCNFL Rd 6
60%

Matches Ethan on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Rush TD rate

Differs from Ethan on

Yards / reception (higher)
Weight (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #254

Final rank
#270
Avg #287.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #254 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2025
38.02022
25.02023
1862024
3492025

+818%

Up 818% from first season to most-recent.