LJ Martin

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

Projected RB starter

344 2026 rush yards
3 2026 total TDs
16% Team touch share
10 Explosive plays
37 Career games (30 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 BYU4444 344 7.8 5 41 3
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

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 86.0 94
Yards per carry 7.8 95
Receiving yards per game 10.3 72
Total TDs 3 60

Around LJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Bear Bachmeier QB · 1,257 pass yds · 6g
WR-X Kyler Kasper WR · 244 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jojo Phillips WR · 91 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Legend Glasker WR · 444 rec yds · 6g
TE Walker Lyons TE · 199 rec yds · 6g

The situation

BYU 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 13.5% 75
Red zone TD rate 81.8% 87
Line yards per carry 3.4 99
Sack rate allowed 1.5% 97

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Utah Tech Trailblazers7 54 0 1 1 5 0 1
W2 ARIZ20 98 0 3 2 27 0 3
W3 @ CSU15 176 3 1 1 9 0 3
W5 @ TCU2 16 0 3 1 0 0 0

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
#33 Ja'Vin Simpkins Miami Norland CCAR
2026 · 94th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 82th pctile of class