5′11″ · 230 lb · Gadsden, AL · Gadsden City
He had 196 rushing yards in the 39-24 win over Ball State, 7th in FBS that week.
His share of the team's total this season.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 14, middle 52, right 15.
CJ Miller
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RUSHING VALUE · WEPA
+0.30
via your WEPA model · 2026 · 71 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Wears you down at the goal line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 76 | 426 | 5.6 | 6 |
| Career | 76 | 426 | 5.6 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 7): 48 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-48vs Temple | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-16vs San Diego State | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 39-24@ Ball State | 20 | 196 | 9.8 | 2 | 68 | Season-high 196 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 8-23vs Buffalo | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14@ Eastern Michigan | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 2 | 17 | |
| Total | 76 | 426 | 5.6 | 6 | 68 |
Oct. 17 · W 34-14 at Eastern Michigan, play by play
13 carries for 48 yards and 2 touchdowns.
17-yard run. Third quarter, up 31-7.
9 carries for 32 yards.
7-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, down 3-0. Converted.
3-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 6-0. Converted.
16-yard catch. Third quarter, down 16-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 20 carries for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season. In the fourth quarter, with Toledo ahead by one score, he carried 4 times for 84 yards. He converted a 3rd and 2 with Toledo up 32-24.
8-yard run on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, up 32-24. Converted.
68-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, made it 39-24.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 39 yards.
18-yard catch. First quarter, down 3-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 4 passes for 15 yards.
10-yard touchdown. Fourth quarter, cut it to 42-35.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown.
3-yard run on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
14-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, made it 28-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 22 yards.
12-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
No gain on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, down 19-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
W 39-24
at Ball State
196 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
With J. Alan Richter — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 31.7 · 12 rush yds (1 car) · C. Walendzak — 103 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
The plays that mattered most
77th in rushing yards, among all 1,492 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -22 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%75 carriesFumble rate
1.3%1 of 76 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 76 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 40.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 88.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 60.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Pass share
47.4%
225 pass / 250 run
Plays / game
67.9
7 games
Team sack rate
1.2%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
76 carries and 8 catches in 7 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #66 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
His career
CBS Sports College Football
