TJ Engleman Jr.

RB · #4 · East Carolina · JR · 5'9" · 190 · Cincinnati, OH

RB depth chart, 2nd

490 2026 rush yards
4 2026 total TDs
24% Team touch share
11 Explosive plays
17 Career games (3 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 East Carolina6371 490 6.9 7 60 4
2025 East Carolina11059 306 5.2 7 37 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 81.7 92
Yards per carry 6.9 89
Receiving yards per game 10.0 70
Total TDs 4 70

Around TJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Mitch Griffis QB · 424 pass yds · 6g
RB Ashton Gray RB · 196 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Tyler Johnson WR · 86 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jeremiah Melvin WR · 188 rec yds · 5g
WR-SL Ray Ray Joseph Jr. WR · 272 rec yds · 6g
TE Ismael Smith Flores TE · 83 rec yds · 6g

The situation

East Carolina 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.6% 17
Red zone TD rate 64.0% 19
Line yards per carry 2.6 55
Sack rate allowed 7.4% 33

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ ALA1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0
W2 APP4 24 0 1 0 0 0 0
W3 @ ODU16 99 0 0 0 0 0 0
W4North Carolina Central Eagles10 129 2 2 2 33 1 4
W6 RICE14 136 1 3 2 10 0 2
W7 @ UAB26 104 0 3 3 17 0 2

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1507 Jayden Scott DL · Archbishop Shaw
#1512 Fred Hinton OT · IMG Academy
#1513 TJ Engleman RB · Hughes Center ECU
#1529 DJ Allen EDGE · Germantown PUR
#1529 Willie Goodacre IOL · Denton Guyer SYR
RBs in the class
#107 Lloyd Avant Summer Creek TLSA
#108 Khobie Martin Fishers IND
#109 TJ Engleman Hughes Center ECU
#111 Makari Bodiford Walton MEM
#111 Viron Ellison Jr. Lewisville TLSA
2026 · 92th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 50th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.