Receiver, Virginia Tech, 2014–⁠18

C.J. Carroll

Number
No. 86
Height
5′8″
Weight
173 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Olney, MD

C.J. Carroll played receiver at Virginia Tech (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

80receiving yards, career highat Notre Dame, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Virginia Tech1825814.3062
2017Virginia Tech1515710.5135
Career3341512.6162

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2016Virginia Tech11980
2017Virginia Tech240
2018Virginia Tech8540
Career211560

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Virginia Tech86WRRS
2015Virginia Tech86WRFr.
2016Virginia Tech86WRSo.
2017Virginia Tech86WRJr.
2018Virginia Tech86WRSr.5′8″173

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Virginia Tech310.4843rd (n=489)0.5214.84%
2017Virginia Tech230.49––11.34%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Virginia Tech 4 games, 8 returns, 54 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 3atFlorida StateW 24–⁠3–––2
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠17–––1
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠14–––2
Oct 6vs.Notre DameL 23–⁠45–––3
2017 Virginia Tech 7 games, 15 catches, 157 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 3vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠242130–
Sep 9vs.DelawareW 27–⁠035601
Sep 16atEast CarolinaW 64–⁠17–––1
Sep 23vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠02101–
Sep 30vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠313450–
Nov 24atVirginiaW 10–⁠02120–
Dec 28 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 21–⁠303210–
2016 Virginia Tech 11 games, 18 catches, 258 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 3vs.LibertyW 36–⁠132901
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠45––––
Sep 17vs.Boston CollegeW 49–⁠023902
Oct 8atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠3––––
Oct 15atSyracuseL 17–⁠312330–
Oct 20vs.MiamiW 37–⁠16––––
Nov 5atDukeW 24–⁠213270–
Nov 12vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠3056503
Nov 19atNotre DameW 34–⁠3138003
Nov 26vs.VirginiaW 52–⁠10–––1
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠421501

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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