CJ Donaldson stats

Saints

Running Back · #43

Age 22 · 6' 1" · 230 lbs

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CJ Donaldson recorded 81 rushing yards, 0 rushing touchdowns and 4.8 yards per carry in 7 games of 2026 for the New Orleans Saints. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
7
CAR
17
YDS
81
AVG
4.8
TD
0
LNG
17
FD
6
FUM
1
Totals by season
SeasonTeamGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVGAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNGLNG: Longest single play, in yards.FDFD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUMFUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2026NO717814.801761

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career regular season

GP
7
CAR
17
YDS
81
AVG
4.8
TD
0
LNG
17
FD
6
FUM
1

Per game

GP
7
CAR
2.4
YDS
11.6
AVG
4.8
TD
0
LNG
17
FD
0.9
FUM
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
SeasonTeamGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVGAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNGLNG: Longest single play, in yards.FDFD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUMFUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2026NO72.411.64.80170.90.1

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career regular season, Per game

GP
7
CAR
2.4
YDS
11.6
AVG
4.8
TD
0
LNG
17
FD
0.9
FUM
0.1

Fantasy

GP
7
PPR
11.1
HALF
9.1
STD
7.1
PPG
1.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
SeasonTeamGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPRPPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALFHALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STDSTD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPGPPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2026NO711.19.17.11.6

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
7
PPR
11.1
HALF
9.1
STD
7.1
PPG
1.6

Bio

Age
22 yearsJul 9, 2004
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230 lbs
Experience
0 years
Birthplace
Miami, FL
College
Ohio State

Latest performance

CJ Donaldson

Oct 25 · vs PIT · L 16-10

CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
LNG
0
FUM
0

Snap counts, 2026

26% of his club's offensive snaps a game (122 in 7 games); 7% in week 7.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1DET1517%20
2BAL2029%14
3LV1216%18
4ATL2838%19
5MIN1942%14
6NYG2433%18
7PIT47%3

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

CJ Donaldson has been on the NFL’s game-status report 1 week since 2026, ruled out 1 time.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202610Shoulder

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2026 NFL combine

RB, 6'2", 230 lb · Ohio St.

He was measured but ran no drills. The 2026 combine

Games

All games

Next

vs CARSun, Nov 15

Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Oct 25vsPITL 16-10000
Sun, Oct 18atNYGW 34-276390
Sun, Oct 11vsMINL 23-134130
Mon, Oct 05vsATLL 45-243180
Sun, Sep 27vsLVL 35-27150
Sun, Sep 20atBALW 24-17120

What are CJ Donaldson's career stats?

CJ Donaldson has played 1 season for the Saints. He has had 17 carries for 81 yards, 4 catches for 10 yards. His best season so far is 2026: 81 rushing yards, 0 rushing touchdowns and 4.8 yards per carry.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 4 @ DET on Sep 13, 2026, L 31-30 OT
  • Receptions: 1 @ DET on Sep 13, 2026, L 31-30 OT
CJ Donaldson's best game in each stat, by season
SeasonYDSYDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.RECREC: Passes caught.
202641

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2026.

CJ Donaldson college stats

CJ Donaldson played 4 seasons at West Virginia Mountaineers and Ohio State Buckeyes (2022 to 2025): 2,419 rushing yards and 40 rushing touchdowns on 517 carries.

rushing

CJ Donaldson's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2022West Virginia Mountaineers875266882
2023West Virginia Mountaineers1717984.71132
2024West Virginia Mountaineers1637344.51148
2025Ohio State Buckeyes963613.81027

receiving

CJ Donaldson's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2022West Virginia Mountaineers927309
2023West Virginia Mountaineers9596.6018
2024West Virginia Mountaineers141047.4115
2025Ohio State Buckeyes15966.4114

defensive

CJ Donaldson's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2023West Virginia Mountaineers101000000
2024West Virginia Mountaineers110000000

scoring

CJ Donaldson's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2022West Virginia Mountaineers0800800048
2023West Virginia Mountaineers011001110068
2024West Virginia Mountaineers011101200072
2025Ohio State Buckeyes010101100066

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: CJ Donaldson's college game log.

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