Antonio Martin Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
222
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Langston Hughes
Prev School:
Southeastern Louisiana Univ.

CAREER HONORS
• 2024 Walter Payton Award Finalist
• 2024 All-Southland First Team

2024 AT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIV.: Saw time in 12 games with nine starts, totaling 1,228 yards and 11 touchdowns on 230 attempts, while he hauled in 20 receptions for 74 yards... Named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award – which honors the top offensive player in the FCS – and an All-Southland First Team honoree... Ranked 12th in the FCS with 102.3 rushing yards per game, while he was 14th in total rushing yards and 35th in all-purpose yards per game (108.50)... Best game of the year came at Tarleton State when he rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries en route to Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors... His 206 yards against the Texans tied for the 12th most in the FCS for a single game and his three touchdowns tied for 13th... Also tallied 100-yard rushing games against Eastern Washington (149 yards), East Texas A&M (185 yards) and Northwestern State (110 yards)... Had a pair of touchdowns against East Texas A&M – including the game-winning score – and Lamar.

2023 AT BLINN COLLEGE: Saw time in eight games, rushing for 643 yards and five touchdowns on 119 carries, ranking 10th nationally in rushing yards per game at 80.4... Totaled 171 yards at Cisco, while he had 118 yards against New Mexico Military – including a season long of 50 yards – and 114 yards against Trinity Valley... Earned all-conference honors.

2022 AT GEORGIA TECH: Redshirted.

AT LANGSTON HUGHES HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Panthers under head coach Daniel Williams... Regarded as the 256th-best overall prospect in the nation for the Class of 2022 by ESPN, which rated him the 21st-best running back... Viewed as the 22nd-best running back in the class by Rivals... Ran for 1,114 yards and 16 touchdowns in 12 games as a senior in 2021, leading his team to the state championship game and earning first team all-state honors from the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association and honorable mention accolades from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Also picked up first team all-region honors... Ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns in a one-point loss in the state title game.

PERSONAL: Antonio Martin Jr. was born December 2, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia... Son of Antonio Martin... Has four siblings, Jessica, Asia, La’Darus, Antwoine... Majoring in humanities.