Running back, Texas Southern, 2024–⁠26

Athean Renfro

Number
No. 28
Height
5′9″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Beaumont, TX

Athean Renfro plays running back for Texas Southern. Last time out, against Mississippi Valley State: 16 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD; 1 catch, −1 yard. Renfro leads Texas Southern in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

531 rushing yards, 5 TD

Last game: 16 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD; 1 catch, −1 yard vs. Mississippi Valley State, L 34–⁠38

Next game: vs. Southern, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 163NCCU
  2. 85@PV
  3. 45@UTEP
  4. 55@ALCN
  5. 101@FAU
  6. 82MVSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

163rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina Central, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Mississippi Valley State, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Texas Southern723234.5435
2025Texas Southern1257305.8660
2026Texas Southern995315.4545
Career2961,5845.41560

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Texas Southern28RBSo.
2025Texas Southern28RBJr.
2026Texas Southern28RBSr.5′9″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Texas Southern (FCS)1290.0947th (n=576)0.1011.422%
2026Texas Southern (FCS)1090.1869th (n=478)0.1019.827%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas Southern 6 games, 531 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.North Carolina CentralW 42–⁠3018163145––
Sep 6atPrairie View A&ML 14–⁠52178502329
Sep 12atUTEPL 10–⁠51134511610
Sep 26atAlcorn StateL 40–⁠431555011114
Oct 3atFlorida AtlanticL 10–⁠6620101134119
Oct 10vs.Mississippi Valley StateL 34–⁠3816822201−1
2025 Texas Southern 9 games, 730 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Prairie View A&ML 21–⁠221366131––
Sep 6atCaliforniaL 3–⁠3561407––
Sep 13vs.LamarL 7–⁠311077126––
Sep 27atMississippi Valley StateW 23–⁠202180218––
Oct 4vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 51–⁠722133025115
Oct 11atGramblingW 21–⁠2018152160––
Nov 1vs.Alcorn StateL 14–⁠331035011––
Nov 8atAlabama StateL 24–⁠4218145145––
Nov 15atSouthernW 35–⁠30728011––

No box score in the source for Oct 18 vs. Virginia Lynchburg, so that game is not listed.

2024 Texas Southern 7 games, 323 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 5vs.Virginia LynchburgW 28–⁠101212––
Oct 12vs.SouthernL 19–⁠221149027––
Oct 26vs.GramblingW 24–⁠171239016––
Nov 2atFlorida A&ML 28–⁠52517011––
Nov 9atAlcorn StateL 21–⁠425320181−7
Nov 16vs.Bethune-CookmanW 17–⁠1422129235––
Nov 23atArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠23165519––

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

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