Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/32Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (18.8%).
CJ Verdell
CJ Verdell: RB · Oregon · #7.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
CJ Verdell
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Oregon: Mario Cristobal and Bryan McClendon. One game to point at: 161 rushing yards and 34 receiving yards against Ohio State — Week 2, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Oregon in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Fresno State | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-28@ No. 3 Ohio State | 20 | 161 | 8.1 | 2 | 77 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Stony Brook | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Stanford | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 78 | 406 | 5.2 | 6 | 77 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2021
W 35-28
at Ohio State
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +6.83CJ Verdell run for 77 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
- Week 1 · Fresno State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −3.90CJ Verdell run for a loss of 1 yard to the FrsSt 15
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +3.52Anthony Brown pass complete to CJ Verdell for 20 yds to the OhSt 39 for a
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Anthony Brown pass complete to CJ Verdell for 14 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
- Week 2 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55CJ Verdell run for 14 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
- Week 1 · Fresno State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.54CJ Verdell run for 2 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Arizona · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.52CJ Verdell run for 11 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
- Week 5 · Stanford · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45CJ Verdell run for 1 yd for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
- Week 3 · Stony Brook · 1st and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Anthony Brown pass complete to CJ Verdell for 9 yds for a TD, (Camden Lewis KICK)
- Week 1 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.92CJ Verdell run for 3 yds to the Oregn 40 OREGON Penalty, Offensive Holding (Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu) to the Oregn 30
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
77 of 78 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%77 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds35%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds39%of carries
30 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
9 carries
3 of 5 (60%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 6 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.2 yds/carry on 78 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 35-13 over that span.
2018Oregon9-4HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
2019Oregon12-2HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2020Oregon4-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
2021Oregon10-4HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 60.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 112 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 81.2 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan McClendon
Pass share
43.6%
408 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
78 carries and 8 catches in 5 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Oregon
- 2021 Oregon CristobalYear 4 · 5 games
- 2020 Oregon CristobalYear 3 · 5 games
- 2019 Oregon CristobalYear 2 · 14 games
- 2018 Oregon CristobalYear 1 · 13 games
- High school Mater Dei CatholicChula Vista, CA · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 438 in the 2017 class. Signed with Oregon.Also from Mater Dei Catholic: Jerry McClure (San José State), Isaiah Buxton (San José State), Brian Dukes (San José State) and 1 more.
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 2,923 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
2017
- Signed with OregonThree-star, out of Mater Dei Catholic
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
Oregon
Played every college season under Mario Cristobal.