Running back, South Alabama, 2023–⁠26

P.J. Martin

Number
No. 0
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

P.J. Martin plays running back for South Alabama. Last time out, at Arkansas State: 16 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 8 yards. Martin leads South Alabama in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

423 rushing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 16 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 8 yards at Arkansas State, W 56–⁠49

Next game: at Marshall, Oct 20

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 69SELA
  2. 73@TULN
  3. 80OHIO
  4. 48@UK
  5. 58ULM
  6. 95@ARST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

95rushing yards, career highat Arkansas State, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Alabama12756.3136
2024South Alabama13987.5145
2025South Alabama603265.4238
2026South Alabama924234.6633
Career1779225.21045

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Alabama22412.0018
2024South Alabama33311.0023
2025South Alabama5499.8035
2026South Alabama8435.4027
Career181498.3035

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023South Alabama0RBFr.
2024South Alabama0RBSo.
2025South Alabama0RBJr.
2026South Alabama0RBSr.5′10″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023South Alabama130.21––2.7––
2024South Alabama160.51––8.1––
2025South Alabama670.1256th (n=576)0.108.112%0.14
2026South Alabama1000.1561st (n=478)0.1014.723%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025South Alabama39%3.701.000.709%
2026South Alabama42%3.101.000.8013%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 South Alabama 6 games, 423 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.SE LouisianaW 39–⁠14186911212
Sep 12atTulaneL 24–⁠281573118432
Sep 19vs.OhioW 41–⁠362180121––
Sep 26atKentuckyL 21–⁠459481101−1
Oct 3vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠35135812812
Oct 8atArkansas StateW 56–⁠49169513318
2025 South Alabama 8 games, 326 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Morgan StateW 38–⁠2184019––
Sep 6vs.TulaneL 31–⁠3331809––
Sep 13atAuburnL 15–⁠311130016––
Sep 20vs.Coastal CarolinaL 20–⁠3896903813
Sep 27atNorth TexasL 22–⁠361060019342
Oct 4atTroyL 24–⁠31951012––
Oct 14vs.Arkansas StateL 14–⁠1575412714
Oct 23atGeorgia StateW 38–⁠313402––
2024 South Alabama 6 games, 98 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atOhioL 20–⁠27––––226
Sep 12vs.Northwestern StateW 87–⁠10672145––
Sep 19atApp StateW 48–⁠142504––
Sep 28atLSUL 10–⁠4231107––
Oct 15vs.TroyW 25–⁠9––––17
Dec 14 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 30–⁠2321009––
2023 South Alabama 5 games, 75 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠17319014––
Sep 16atOklahoma StateW 33–⁠7––––––
Sep 23vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠342101––
Oct 7atUL MonroeW 55–⁠74805118
Dec 23 ✦atEastern MichiganW 59–⁠1034713616

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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