Running back, Texas State (from UTEP), 2022–⁠26

Torrance Burgess Jr.

Number
No. 4
Height
5′8″
Weight
176 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Pearland, TX

Torrance Burgess Jr. plays running back for Texas State, after UTEP (2022–⁠23). Burgess is No. 2 in FBS in rushing yards this season. Last time out, against Colorado State: 24 carries, 224 yards, 4 TD; 3 catches, 52 yards, career highs in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

2026 so far

838 rushing yards, 5 TD

No. 2 in FBS in rushing yards

Last game: 24 carries, 224 yards ★, 4 TD ★; 3 catches, 52 yards vs. Colorado State, W 66–⁠27

Next game: vs. Utah State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 34@TEX
  2. 149UTSA
  3. 214UNT
  4. 140UIW
  5. 77@SDSU
  6. 224CSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
838
Rushing yards, 2026 (Texas State, 3–⁠3)
Best game
224 yards
Vs. Colorado State, week 7, 2026: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in rushing yards, 2026

Career highs

224rushing yards, career highvs. Colorado State, 20264rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Colorado State, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022UTEP430.806
2023UTEP1246205.0240
2024Texas State603676.1257
2025Texas State20954.8111
2026Texas State1088387.8576
Career3161,9236.11076

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022UTEP11313.0013
2023UTEP1722713.4051
2024Texas State1011111.1022
2026Texas State9778.6031
Career3742811.6051

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023UTEP920203671
2024Texas State51090–––
2026Texas State–––160
Career1431104731

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022UTEP4RBYr 1
2023UTEP4RBYr 2
2024Texas State4RBYr 3
2025Texas State4RBYr 4
2026Texas State4RBJr. (Yr 5)5′8″176

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
2022UTEP20.34––0.7––
2023UTEP1360.1647th (n=450)0.1721.219%0.07
2024Texas State690.1236th (n=434)0.168.111%-0.02
2025Texas State200.14––2.87%–
2026Texas State1170.3190th (n=478)0.1036.725%0.18

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
2025Texas State60%3.801.200.1015%
2026Texas State46%3.601.203.3010%

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 Texas State 6 games, 838 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atTexasL 7–⁠591234011––
Sep 12vs.UTSAL 26–⁠311714906516
Sep 19vs.North TexasW 49–⁠352521407626
Sep 26vs.Incarnate WordW 63–⁠10914017110
Oct 3atSan Diego StateL 29–⁠312177015213
Oct 15vs.Colorado StateW 66–⁠2724224453352
2025 Texas State 4 games, 95 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 52–⁠27312011––
Sep 6atUTSAW 43–⁠3641806––
Sep 13atArizona StateL 15–⁠3461706––
Sep 20vs.NichollsW 35–⁠374819––
2024 Texas State 10 games, 367 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.UTSAW 49–⁠1072701514
Oct 3atTroyW 38–⁠171285017117
Oct 12vs.Arkansas StateW 41–⁠9525010221
Oct 19atOld DominionL 14–⁠24629017––
Oct 29vs.LouisianaL 17–⁠231265012349
Nov 9atUL MonroeW 38–⁠173709––
Nov 16vs.Southern MissW 58–⁠3466157––
Nov 23vs.Georgia StateL 44–⁠52540118210
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaW 45–⁠38––––––
Jan 3 ✦vs.North TexasW 30–⁠28623010110
2023 UTEP 11 games, 620 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26atJacksonville StateL 14–⁠17125801916
Sep 2vs.Incarnate WordW 28–⁠141085140––
Sep 9atNorthwesternL 7–⁠3873401213
Sep 16atArizonaL 10–⁠3182208378
Sep 23vs.UNLVL 28–⁠451999118330
Sep 29vs.Louisiana TechL 10–⁠241168026––
Oct 11atFlorida InternationalW 27–⁠142086029––
Oct 18vs.New Mexico StateL 7–⁠2882506462
Oct 25atSam HoustonW 37–⁠34135201715
Nov 4vs.Western KentuckyL 13–⁠2115860171−1
Nov 18atMiddle TennesseeL 30–⁠341505344
2022 UTEP 2 games, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atOklahomaL 13–⁠451505113
Nov 19vs.Florida InternationalW 40–⁠63−206––

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

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