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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
121rushing yards, career highvs. Tusculum, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tusculum, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | 49 |
| 2026 | East Tennessee State | 96 | 616 | 6.4 | 6 | 85 |
| Career | 108 | 681 | 6.3 | 6 | 85 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 21 | 364 | 0 |
| 2026 | East Tennessee State | 8 | 196 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 560 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 5 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | East Tennessee State | 5 | RB | So. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 13 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| 2026 | East Tennessee State (FCS) | 104 | 0.24 | 79th (n=478) | 0.10 | 24.8 | 22% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 37–49 | 15 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 5 | vs.Tusculum | W 48–14 | 11 | 121 | 2 | 2 | 76 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 3–35 | 13 | 52 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 35–27 | 17 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 53 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 58–31 | 16 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 14–3 | 15 | 57 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 34–16 | 9 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
2025 Georgia State 9 games, 21 returns, 364 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 7–63 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 16–38 | – | – | – | 4 | 75 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 37–21 | – | – | – | 5 | 70 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 21–70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 7–14 | – | – | – | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 20–41 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 31–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 18–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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