Running back, East Tennessee State (from Georgia State), 2025–⁠26

T.J. Peyton

Number
No. 5
Height
5′9″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Buford, GA

T.J. Peyton plays running back for East Tennessee State, after Georgia State (2025). Last time out, at The Citadel: 9 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD. Peyton leads East Tennessee State in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

616 rushing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 9 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD at The Citadel, W 34–⁠16

Next game: at VMI, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 80CAM
  2. 121TUSC
  3. 52@UNC
  4. 94WGA
  5. 102WCU
  6. 57UTC
  7. 110@CIT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

121rushing yards, career highvs. Tusculum, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tusculum, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Georgia State12655.4049
2026East Tennessee State966166.4685
Career1086816.3685

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Georgia State213640
2026East Tennessee State81960
Career295600

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Georgia State5RBFr.
2026East Tennessee State5RBSo.5′9″210

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
2025Georgia State130.01––0.1–
2026East Tennessee State (FCS)1040.2479th (n=478)0.1024.822%

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 East Tennessee State 7 games, 616 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.CampbellL 37–⁠4915801124
Sep 5vs.TusculumW 48–⁠14111212276
Sep 12atNorth CarolinaL 3–⁠3513520––
Sep 19vs.West GeorgiaW 35–⁠2717941353
Sep 26vs.Western CarolinaW 58–⁠31161021125
Oct 3vs.ChattanoogaW 14–⁠315570––
Oct 10atThe CitadelW 34–⁠1691101118
2025 Georgia State 9 games, 21 returns, 364 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30atOle MissL 7–⁠634550239
Sep 6vs.MemphisL 16–⁠38–––475
Sep 13vs.Murray StateW 37–⁠21–––570
Sep 20atVanderbiltL 21–⁠70200237
Oct 4vs.James MadisonL 7–⁠14–––118
Oct 11vs.App StateL 20–⁠41280111
Oct 18atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠412005112
Oct 23vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38–––12
Nov 15vs.MarshallL 18–⁠30220––

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

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