Running back, Kentucky (from Texas), 2023–⁠26

C.J. Baxter Jr.

Number
No. 1
Height
6′1″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Boynton Beach, FL

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C.J. Baxter Jr. plays running back for Kentucky, after Texas (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against LSU: 19 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD. Baxter leads Kentucky in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

484 rushing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 19 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD vs. LSU, W 35–⁠34

Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 48YSU
  2. 29ALA
  3. 87@TA&M
  4. 149USA
  5. 48@SC
  6. 123LSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

149rushing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. LSU, 2026

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Texas1386594.8554
2025Texas541963.6018
2026Kentucky874845.6877
Career2791,3394.81377

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Texas241566.5031
2025Texas12413.416
2026Kentucky7628.9028
Career432596.0131

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Texas1RBFr.
2024Texas1RBSo.
2025Texas1RBJr.
2026Kentucky1RBSr.6′1″230

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
2023Texas1500.1238th (n=450)0.1718.018%0.15
2025Texas68-0.181st (n=576)0.10-12.012%0.02
2026Kentucky970.2887th (n=478)0.1027.324%0.24

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
2025Texas46%3.301.000.6017%
2026Kentucky51%3.001.001.8014%

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 Kentucky 6 games, 484 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Youngstown StateW 45–⁠139482–––
Sep 12vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠45112902150
Sep 19atTexas A&MW 31–⁠21198721280
Sep 26vs.South AlabamaW 45–⁠211614911−10
Oct 3atSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠34134813200
Oct 10vs.LSUW 35–⁠34191232–––
2025 Texas 8 games, 196 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atOhio StateL 7–⁠14104005250
Sep 6vs.San José StateW 38–⁠7136402−30
Sep 13vs.UTEPW 27–⁠10160–––
Oct 25atMississippi StateW 45–⁠389270–––
Nov 1vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠317220161
Nov 15atGeorgiaL 10–⁠351303120
Nov 22vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠377240–––
Nov 28vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠176100110
2023 Texas 13 games, 659 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.RiceW 37–⁠105380–––
Sep 9atAlabamaW 34–⁠24113104210
Sep 23atBaylorW 38–⁠662112160
Sep 30vs.KansasW 40–⁠14156702160
Oct 7vs.OklahomaL 30–⁠347180–––
Oct 21atHoustonW 31–⁠246421390
Oct 28vs.BYUW 35–⁠69220–––
Nov 4vs.Kansas StateW 33–⁠3010901–––
Nov 11atTCUW 29–⁠2618610110
Nov 18atIowa StateW 26–⁠162011705130
Nov 24vs.Texas TechW 57–⁠79450180
Dec 2vs.Oklahoma StateW 49–⁠21134314330
Jan 1 ✦vs.WashingtonL 31–⁠3796412390

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

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