Running back, Utah (from Oklahoma), 2018–⁠21

T.J. Pledger

Number
No. 5
Height
5′9″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Pacoima, CA

T.J. Pledger played running back at Oklahoma (2018–⁠20) and Utah (2021).

Career highs

131rushing yards, career highvs. Texas, 20202rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Arizona, 2021

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2018, 2019 and 2020; Pac-12 champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oklahoma301796.0021
2019Oklahoma10656.5116
2020Oklahoma954524.8528
2021Utah1046946.7696
Career2391,3905.81296

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Oklahoma2280
2019Oklahoma81210
2020Oklahoma2310
Career121800

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oklahoma11212.0012
2019Oklahoma100.000
2020Oklahoma9778.6018
2021Utah1010710.7043
Career211969.3043

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Oklahoma5RBYr 1
2019Oklahoma5RBYr 2
2020Oklahoma5RBYr 3
2021Utah5RBJr. (Yr 4)5′9″193

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
2018Oklahoma310.21––6.48%–
2019Oklahoma120.10––1.2––
2020Oklahoma1040.0320th (n=212)0.143.017%0.09

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.

Game by game

2021 Utah 14 games, 694 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Weber StateW 40–⁠1721005––
Sep 11atBYUL 17–⁠26130315
Sep 18atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠333−203220
Sep 25vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠1310117159––
Oct 9atUSCW 42–⁠2651406110
Oct 16vs.Arizona StateW 35–⁠2174912318
Oct 23atOregon StateL 34–⁠4242401315
Oct 30vs.UCLAW 44–⁠2486103017
Nov 5atStanfordW 52–⁠7410719629
Nov 13atArizonaW 38–⁠2925119215143
Nov 20vs.OregonW 38–⁠71046017––
Nov 26vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠1313103031––
Dec 3vs.OregonW 38–⁠1052016––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 45–⁠4872307––
2020 Oklahoma 9 games, 452 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.Kansas StateL 35–⁠381341013330
Oct 3atIowa StateL 30–⁠371147010224
Oct 10vs.TexasW 53–⁠4522131226224
Oct 24atTCUW 33–⁠1422122125––
Oct 31atTexas TechW 62–⁠286161611
Nov 7vs.KansasW 62–⁠9736111––
Nov 21vs.Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠13718081−2
Dec 5vs.BaylorW 27–⁠14639028––
Dec 19vs.Iowa StateW 27–⁠211202––
2019 Oklahoma 7 games, 8 returns, 121 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 5atKansasW 45–⁠20330012––
Oct 12vs.TexasW 34–⁠271505––
Oct 19vs.West VirginiaW 52–⁠14325016––
Oct 26atKansas StateL 41–⁠48––––––
Nov 9vs.Iowa StateW 42–⁠411202––
Nov 23vs.TCUW 28–⁠24––––––
Dec 28 ✦vs.LSUL 28–⁠63231210
2018 Oklahoma 7 games, 179 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠14738017––
Sep 8vs.UCLAW 49–⁠21745016––
Sep 15atIowa StateW 37–⁠271101––
Sep 22vs.ArmyW 28–⁠21––––112
Sep 29vs.BaylorW 66–⁠332403––
Oct 27vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠141391021––
Dec 29 ✦vs.AlabamaL 34–⁠45––––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠20).

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