LJ Martin

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2025) · Finished with 1,305 rushing yards (2025) · Valero Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP (2024) · All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network, 2024) · Earned back-to-back Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week honorable mention recognitions for performances versus Arizona and Oklahoma State · Named to Doak Walker Preseason Watch List (2024) · Named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (2024) · Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (2024) · Led BYU with 109 carries, 518 yards and four rushing touchdowns as a true freshman (2023) Parents are Genevieve & John Martin · Has one sibling · Hopes to major in biomechanics · Father, John, played basketball at Western New Mexico · Mother, Genevieve, played softball at Western New Mexico · Uncle, Will Martin, played football at New Mexico · Loves to play Madden Rated a three-star prospect (247sports) · Ranked the No. 37 running back prospect in the nation (247sports) · 2022 5A MVP and district championship · Ran for 2,137 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior (2022) · Led Canutillo to Texas 5A Division II Regional Semifinal (2021) · Rushed for 2,737 yards and 29 touchdowns, caught 15 passes for 376 yards and six touchdowns, completed two passes for 31 yards and a touchdown and returned a kickoff for a touchdown as a junior at Canutillo (2021) · 2021 TSWA Class 5A First-Team All-State · Named 2021 5A MVP · Earned first-team all-district honors in 2020 and honorable mention in 2019 · Rushed for 897 yards and nine touchdowns over just five games in 2020 · Also played basketball and was a two-time all-district first-team selection · Participated with track team in 2019 · Also recruited by Stanford, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas State, Kansas, Colorado State, New Mexico, UNLV, UTEP and UTSA