Running back, Tennessee Tech (from Eastern Illinois, UConn), 2022–26
M.J. Flowers
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
M.J. Flowers plays running back for Tennessee Tech, after Eastern Illinois (2022–24) and UConn (2025). Last time out, against Eastern Kentucky: 13 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 12 yards. Flowers leads Tennessee Tech in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
397 rushing yards, 3 TD
Last game: 13 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 12 yards vs. Eastern Kentucky, W 49–20
Next game: at The Citadel, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
272rushing yards, career highvs. McNeese, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee State, 202311catches, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 202486receiving yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Western Illinois, 2024Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 32 | 118 | 3.7 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 147 | 790 | 5.4 | 7 | 65 |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 213 | 865 | 4.1 | 7 | 65 |
| 2025 | UConn | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 79 | 397 | 5.0 | 3 | 32 |
| Career | 487 | 2,245 | 4.6 | 18 | 65 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 33 | 179 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 40 | 329 | 8.2 | 2 | 64 |
| 2025 | UConn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 1 | 11 |
| Career | 89 | 598 | 6.7 | 3 | 64 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 9 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois | 9 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois | 9 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | UConn | 9 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 9 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 220 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois (FCS) | 20 | 0.20 | – | – | 4.0 | 17% |
| 2023 | Eastern Illinois (FCS) | 176 | 0.20 | 61st (n=450) | 0.17 | 34.6 | 26% |
| 2024 | Eastern Illinois (FCS) | 242 | 0.16 | 50th (n=434) | 0.16 | 38.5 | 31% |
| 2025 | UConn | 19 | -0.05 | – | – | -1.0 | – |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech (FCS) | 99 | 0.12 | 54th (n=478) | 0.10 | 11.9 | 21% |
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 Tennessee Tech 7 games, 397 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 38–14 | 15 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at | W 24–9 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 45–19 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 42–38 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 20–44 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 20–15 | 15 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 49–20 | 13 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
2025 UConn 5 games, 75 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 59–13 | 5 | 32 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 20–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 51–10 | 4 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 34–37 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 16–41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
2024 Eastern Illinois 12 games, 865 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 0–45 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 27–20 | 24 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 7–31 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 7–31 | 19 | 117 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 25–28 | 28 | 123 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 27–38 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 11 | 72 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 17–41 | 21 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 17–52 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–38 | 27 | 194 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 28–31 | 15 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 16–13 | 24 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 6–23 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
2023 Eastern Illinois 10 games, 790 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | L 15–38 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 14–13 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 31–28 | 37 | 272 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 19–10 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 27–28 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 28–35 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 25–24 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 16–10 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 30–17 | 22 | 149 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 28–14 | 31 | 179 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
2022 Eastern Illinois 4 games, 118 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | at | L 17–37 | 6 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 17–20 | 12 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 15–29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 7–31 | 8 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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