TJ Engleman Jr. holds the RB · Depth spot in East Carolina Pirates’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TJ Engleman Jr. logged a 9.2% overall usage rate in 2025.

TJ Engleman Jr. is a running back from Atlanta, GA who committed to East Carolina on June 25, 2023 and officially enrolled in January 2024. A three-star recruit, he earned varsity letters in both 2024 and 2025. In 2025, Engleman appeared in 11 games and rushed 59 times for 306 yards with one touchdown against Coastal Carolina. He added seven receptions for 37 yards and accumulated 343 all-purpose yards. His longest run covered 23 yards and he recorded a career-high 77 rushing yards at Temple. Engleman currently majors in university studies and earned American Conference All-Academic honors in 2024.

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