Antonio Martin holds the RB · Starter spot in Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Antonio Martin Jr., a 5'10", 240-pound running back from Atlanta, Georgia, transferred to Middle Tennessee after three seasons at Kansas State. Martin previously played at Southeastern Louisiana in 2024, where he appeared in 12 games with nine starts and rushed 230 times for 1,228 yards and 11 touchdowns while catching 20 passes for 74 yards. He ranked 12th in the FCS with 102.3 rushing yards per game and earned All-Southland First Team honors and a Walter Payton Award finalist nomination. Martin's best performance came against Tarleton State with 206 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries. At Blinn College in 2023, he rushed for 80.4 yards per game across eight contests. A four-star prospect in the Class of 2022, Martin earned first-team all-state honors from Georgia after rushing for 1,114 yards and 16 touchdowns as a high school senior.

Georgia Tech2022

2023 – 2024

Kansas State2025

Middle Tennessee2026 — present