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

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 58MONM
  2. 50@UTC
  3. 38SAM
  4. 44@WOF
  5. 29@WCU
  6. 70FUR
  7. 108EKU

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, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Eastern Illinois321183.7022
2023Eastern Illinois1477905.4765
2024Eastern Illinois2138654.1765
2025UConn16754.7123
2026Tennessee Tech793975.0332
Career4872,2454.61865

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Eastern Illinois331795.4014
2024Eastern Illinois403298.2264
2025UConn122.002
2026Tennessee Tech15885.9111
Career895986.7364

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Eastern Illinois9RBYr 1
2023Eastern Illinois9RBYr 2
2024Eastern Illinois9RBYr 3
2025UConn9RBYr 4
2026Tennessee Tech9RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Eastern Illinois (FCS)200.20––4.017%
2023Eastern Illinois (FCS)1760.2061st (n=450)0.1734.626%
2024Eastern Illinois (FCS)2420.1650th (n=434)0.1638.531%
2025UConn19-0.05––-1.0–
2026Tennessee Tech (FCS)990.1254th (n=478)0.1011.921%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.MonmouthW 38–⁠14155813120
Sep 5atChattanoogaW 24–⁠99500130
Sep 12vs.SamfordW 45–⁠1983802110
Sep 26atWoffordW 42–⁠38144404251
Oct 3atWestern CarolinaL 20–⁠4452902190
Oct 10vs.FurmanW 20–⁠1515701160
Oct 17vs.Eastern KentuckyW 49–⁠201310812120
2025 UConn 5 games, 75 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 59–⁠135321–––
Sep 27atBuffaloW 20–⁠17330–––
Oct 4vs.Florida InternationalW 51–⁠104250–––
Oct 25atRiceL 34–⁠37290120
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArmyL 16–⁠41260–––
2024 Eastern Illinois 12 games, 865 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atIllinoisL 0–⁠459280220
Sep 7vs.Indiana StateW 27–⁠20249313260
Sep 14vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠3171703190
Sep 21atIllinois StateL 7–⁠31191171–––
Sep 28vs.LindenwoodL 25–⁠282812304380
Oct 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 27–⁠381448211720
Oct 12atTennessee StateL 17–⁠4121571190
Oct 26atUT MartinL 17–⁠52144909530
Nov 2vs.Western IllinoisW 45–⁠382719413862
Nov 9atGardner-WebbL 28–⁠3115450–––
Nov 16vs.Charleston SouthernW 16–⁠13247213140
Nov 23atTennessee TechL 6–⁠23112201100
2023 Eastern Illinois 10 games, 790 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atBowling GreenL 15–⁠381−10280
Sep 16vs.Illinois StateW 14–⁠1332504300
Sep 23vs.McNeeseW 31–⁠283727216260
Sep 30atNorthwestern StateW 19–⁠10154805160
Oct 7vs.UT MartinL 27–⁠2891504230
Oct 14atSoutheast Missouri StateL 28–⁠35104014270
Oct 21vs.BryantW 25–⁠2462801100
Nov 4atLindenwoodW 16–⁠1013351180
Nov 11vs.Tennessee StateW 30–⁠172214932220
Nov 18atRobert MorrisW 28–⁠14311791490
2022 Eastern Illinois 4 games, 118 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 22atTennessee StateL 17–⁠376360–––
Oct 29vs.Tennessee TechL 17–⁠2012430–––
Nov 5atMcNeeseL 15–⁠29610–––
Nov 12vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 7–⁠318380–––

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

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