LJ Martin

RB · #4 · BYU · SR · 6'2" · 225 · El Paso, TX

Projected RB starter

1,305 2025 rush yards
12 2025 total TDs
35% Team touch share
37 Explosive plays
33 Career games (26 starts)
Heisman odds (#67 board)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 BYU1313236 1,305 5.5 36 255 12
2024 BYU108137 718 5.2 10 98 9
2023 BYU105109 518 4.8 11 45 5

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 100.4 97
Yards per carry 5.5 72
Receiving yards per game 19.6 93
Total TDs 12 94

Around LJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Bear Bachmeier QB · 3,033 pass yds · 14g
WR-X Kyler Kasper WR · 51 rec yds · 4g · at ORE
WR-Z Jojo Phillips WR · 161 rec yds · 9g
WR-SL Tiger Bachmeier WR · 59 rec yds · 13g
TE Walker Lyons TE · 223 rec yds · 12g · at USC

The situation

BYU 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.3% 71
Red zone TD rate 67.6% 38
Line yards per carry 2.8 80
Sack rate allowed 4.0% 87

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1Portland State Vikings8 1 1 143 2
W2 STAN18 1 1 118 1
W4 @ ECU14 101 1 2
W5 @ COLO15 5 4 89 3
W6 WVU21 2 2 111 2 5
W7 @ ARIZ25 3 1 162 1 4
W8 UTAH26 3 2 127 4
W9 @ ISU5 15 1 1
W11 @ TTU10 6 6 64 1
W12 TCU21 4 4 122 1 5
W13 @ CIN32 3 3 266 2 5
W14 UCF22 5 5 130 3 8
W15 @ TTU19 8 7 107 1 1

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#488 Trech Kekahuna WR · Bishop Gorman WIS
#488 Tiger Bachmeier WR · Murrieta Valley STAN
#491 LJ Martin RB · Canutillo BYU
#492 Micah Banuelos IOL · Kennedy Catholic USC
#493 Chris Terek IOL · Glenbard West ND
RBs in the class
#30 Damian Henderson II Los Alamitos CSU
#31 Kendrick Raphael Naples NCST
#32 LJ Martin Canutillo BYU
#33 Quintrevion Wisner DeSoto TEX
#34 Ja'Vin Simpkins Miami Norland CCAR
2025 · 97th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 82th pctile of class