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LJ Martin
John Martin II
Running Back
6-2, 225 lbs
El Paso, Texas
High School: Canutillo HS
2025 Team Captain
2025 Big 12 Off. Player of the Year
1x All-Big 12
1x Big 12 POTW
2024 Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP
27
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Passing
| Season | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | INT | Lng | Eff | Sacked | Sack Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116.8 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Season | Att | Yd | Yd/Att | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 109 | 518 | 4.8 | 4 | 55 |
| 2024 | 138 | 723 | 5.2 | 7 | 39 |
| 2025 | 236 | 1305 | 5.5 | 12 | 49 |
| Total | 483 | 2546 | 5.3 | 23 | 55 |
Receiving
| Season | Rec | Yd | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 2 | 33 |
| 2025 | 36 | 255 | 7.1 | 0 | 26 |
| Total | 57 | 398 | 7.0 | 3 | 33 |
Defense
| Season | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Touchdowns | PAT | FGM | Sfty | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RshTD | RecTD | KRTD | PRTD | FRTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | ||||
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FR | 27 | RB | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | SO | 27 | RB | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | JR | 4 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 33 | 26 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FR | 27 | RB |
| 2024 | SO | 27 | RB |
| 2025 | JR | 4 | RB |
| 2026 | SR | 4 | RB |
Passing
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Yds/Att | Long | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2023 | H | CIN | W 35-27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 116.8 |
Rushing
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2023 | H | SH | W 14-0 | 0 | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | H | SUU | W 41-16 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | A | ARK | W 38-31 | 1 | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 2 | 45 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | A | KU | L 27-38 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | H | CIN | W 35-27 | 1 | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 2 | 29 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | A | TCU | L 11-44 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | H | TTU | W 27-14 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 0 | 55 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | H | ISU | L 13-45 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | H | OU | L 24-31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | A | OKST | L 34-40 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | H | SIU | W 41-13 | 0 | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | A | SMU | W 18-15 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | H | ARIZ | W 41-19 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | H | OKST | W 38-35 | 1 | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 2 | 24 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | A | UCF | W 37-24 | 1 | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | A | UTAH | W 22-21 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | H | KU | L 13-17 | 1 | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | A | ASU | L 23-28 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | H | HOU | W 30-18 | 1 | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | B | COLO | W 36-14 | 1 | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 2 | 23 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | H | PRST | W 69-0 | 1 | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 0 | 49 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | H | STAN | W 27-3 | 1 | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 0 | 47 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | A | ECU | W 34-13 | 1 | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 1 | 41 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | A | COLO | W 24-21 | 1 | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | H | WVU | W 38-24 | 1 | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 2 | 32 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | A | ARIZ | W 33-27 | 1 | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 | 26 | 122 | 4.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | A | ISU | W 41-27 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | A | TTU | L 7-29 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | H | TCU | W 44-13 | 1 | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | A | CIN | W 26-14 | 1 | 32 | 222 | 6.9 | 2 | 33 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | H | UCF | W 41-21 | 1 | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 3 | 14 |
| Dec 6, 2025 | C | TTU | L 7-34 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 1 | 13 |
Receiving
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | H | SUU | W 41-16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | A | ARK | W 38-31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | A | KU | L 27-38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | H | CIN | W 35-27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | A | TCU | L 11-44 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | H | TTU | W 27-14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | H | ISU | L 13-45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | H | SIU | W 41-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | H | ARIZ | W 41-19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | A | UCF | W 37-24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | H | KU | L 13-17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | A | ASU | L 23-28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | H | HOU | W 30-18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | B | COLO | W 36-14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | H | PRST | W 69-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | H | STAN | W 27-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | A | COLO | W 24-21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | H | WVU | W 38-24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | A | ARIZ | W 33-27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | A | TTU | L 7-29 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | H | TCU | W 44-13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | A | CIN | W 26-14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | H | UCF | W 41-21 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 6, 2025 | C | TTU | L 7-34 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | B | COLO | W 36-14 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | H | WVU | W 38-24 | 1 | 1 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2023 | H | SH | W 14-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | H | SUU | W 41-16 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | A | ARK | W 38-31 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | A | KU | L 27-38 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | H | CIN | W 35-27 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | A | TCU | L 11-44 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | H | TTU | W 27-14 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | H | ISU | L 13-45 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | H | OU | L 24-31 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | A | OKST | L 34-40 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | H | SIU | W 41-13 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | A | SMU | W 18-15 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | H | ARIZ | W 41-19 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | H | OKST | W 38-35 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | A | UCF | W 37-24 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | A | UTAH | W 22-21 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | H | KU | L 13-17 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | A | ASU | L 23-28 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | H | HOU | W 30-18 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | B | COLO | W 36-14 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | H | PRST | W 69-0 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | H | STAN | W 27-3 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | A | ECU | W 34-13 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | A | COLO | W 24-21 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | H | WVU | W 38-24 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | A | ARIZ | W 33-27 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | A | ISU | W 41-27 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | A | TTU | L 7-29 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2025 | H | TCU | W 44-13 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | A | CIN | W 26-14 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | H | UCF | W 41-21 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2025 | C | TTU | L 7-34 | 1 |
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