Quinton Martin Jr.

Quinton Martin Jr. is listed by Penn State as a redshirt sophomore running back wearing No. 25. He is a returning in-house option in a 2026 room that also includes transfer additions James Peoples and Carson Hansen, rather than a player whose role can be assumed from recruiting reputation alone.

Penn State's official bio documents a meaningful second-year step. In 2025, Martin appeared in eight games and ran for 103 yards on 20 carries, including his first 100-yard rushing game against Clemson. His 2024 redshirt season included six appearances, 32 rushing yards on 13 carries, three receptions for 18 yards, and a 27-yard kickoff return. Those lines add up to 135 rushing yards on 33 carries across the two documented Penn State seasons.

That production gives the 2026 depth-chart discussion more evidence than a pure projection, but it does not establish a final carry order. Public camp reporting has kept the returning backs and transfers in the same broader competition; Penn State has not published a final running-back depth chart. Game usage, pass-protection trust, and special-teams deployment are the evidence that should decide Martin's eventual role.

The useful evaluation point is versatility. Martin has prior receiving and return-game work, while his 2025 rushing sample shows he can handle a larger one-game workload. The site should track those verified facts without converting them into a premature RB1 label.