Khobie Martin
American college football player (born 2006)
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Khobie Martin (born May 10, 2006)[1] is an American college football running back for the Indiana Hoosiers. He played high school football at Fishers High School before committing to Miami (OH); he flipped his commitment to Indiana a few months later.
| No. 28 – Indiana Hoosiers | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 10, 2006[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fishers (Fishers, Indiana) |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Martin began playing football in third grade.[2] He attended Fishers High School in Fishers, Indiana, where he played high school football as a running back. He rushed for 2,746 yards and 38 touchdowns in three seasons, including 1,379 yards and 19 touchdowns in his senior year.[3]
Martin was a consensus three-star recruit and was rated as a top-100 running back in the country by 247Sports and ESPN.[3] He received offers from Austin Peay, Ball State, Eastern Kentucky, Illinois State, Indiana State, Miami (OH), and Northern Illinois before verbally committing to Miami in April 2023.[4][5][6] However, he then received an offer from Indiana under then-head coach Tom Allen later in September and ultimately flipped to Indiana, signing with the team three months later.[5][7][8]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khobie Martin RB |
Fishers, IN | Fishers High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | September 22, 2023[5] | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (74) | ||||||
College career
Martin made his college debut under new head coach Curt Cignetti in Week 2 of the 2024 Indiana Hoosiers season against Western Illinois, rushing for 57 yards on eight carries, including a 31-yard rush late in the fourth quarter of a 77–3 win.[3][9][10] He then appeared in Week 4's matchup against Charlotte 49ers, rushing six times for 16 yards in a 52–14 win.[3]
Martin entered Indiana's 2025 season as the fourth-string running back behind redshirt seniors Roman Hemby and Kaelon Black, and redshirt junior Lee Beebe Jr.[10] He rushed for 109 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns in a 73–0 win in Week 3 against Indiana State, marking the first 100-yard rushing performance of his college career.[11][10] Martin also saw increased on-field action after Beebe suffered a season-ending non-contact knee injury in the same week, with Cignetti saying "He's got talent, and he'll get more reps. ... We're going to need him."[10][12] In the next game against No. 9 Illinois, Martin scored two touchdowns on 12 carries for 107 yards in Indiana's 63–10 blowout win; he had back-to-back games with 100+ yards rushing and multiple touchdowns scored as a result.[11][13] He also had 11 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown in a 55–10 win over Maryland.[3] Martin added another touchdown on a 21-yard rush against Purdue as he rushed for 51 yards on 8 carries in Indiana's 56–3 win in Week 14.[3] Throughout Indiana's regular season in 2025, Martin was a more efficient runner with 6.5 yards per carry, compared to Black's 5.6 yards and Hemby's 5.2 yards per carry, respectively.[14] Martin's 452 yards rushing in the regular season was also the most by a freshman running back in Indiana since Stevie Scott in 2018.[14]