CJ Baxter

RB · #1 · Kentucky · SR · 6'1" · 227 · Boynton Beach, FL

Projected RB starter

484 2026 rush yards
8 2026 total TDs
25% Team touch share
14 Explosive plays
27 Career games (14 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Kentucky6687 484 5.6 7 62 8
2025 Texas8254 196 3.6 12 41 1
2023 Texas136138 659 4.8 24 156 5

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 80.7 91
Yards per carry 5.6 70
Receiving yards per game 10.3 72
Total TDs 8 95

Around CJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Kenny Minchey QB · 1,552 pass yds · 7g
WR-X DJ Miller WR · 178 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Nic Anderson WR · 197 rec yds · 7g
WR-F Kenny Darby WR · 436 rec yds · 7g
TE Willie Rodriguez TE · 257 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Kentucky 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.2% 63
Red zone TD rate 70.3% 41
Line yards per carry 2.4 48
Sack rate allowed 8.2% 25

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Youngstown State Penguins9 48 2 1 0 0 0 5
W2 ALA11 29 0 4 2 15 0 0
W3 @ TXAM19 87 2 1 1 28 0 5
W4 USA16 149 1 2 1 -1 0 4
W5 @ SCAR13 48 1 4 3 20 0 3
W6 LSU19 123 2 0 0 0 0 7

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Five-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#21 Damon Wilson II EDGE · Venice UGA
#22 Jurrion Dickey WR · Menlo-Atherton ORE
#23 CJ Baxter RB · Edgewater TEX
#24 Samson Okunlola OT · Thayer Academy MIA
#25 Justice Haynes RB · Buford ALA
RBs in the class
#1 Kirby Vorhees Steinbrenner
#2 Jason Collins Jr. Roosevelt
#1 CJ Baxter Edgewater TEX
#2 Justice Haynes Buford ALA
#3 Rueben Owens II El Campo TXAM
2026 · 91th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 99th pctile of class