Running back, Toledo (from Mercer), 2022–⁠26

C.J. Miller

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Gadsden, AL

C.J. Miller plays running back for Toledo, after Mercer (2022–⁠25). Last time out, at Eastern Michigan: 13 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD; 1 catch, 2 yards. Miller leads Toledo in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

426 rushing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 13 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD; 1 catch, 2 yards at Eastern Michigan, W 34–⁠14

Next game: vs. Western Michigan, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 22@MSU
  2. 56CCSU
  3. 33TEM
  4. 39SDSU
  5. 196@BALL
  6. 32BUF
  7. 48@EMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

196rushing yards, career highat Ball State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Western Carolina, 202598receiving yards, career highvs. VMI, 2025

Team titles: Southern champions, 2024 and 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Mercer161298.1128
2024*Mercer764155.5349
2025Mercer1689535.71479
2026Toledo764265.6668
Career3361,9235.72479

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024*Mercer67212.0037
2025Mercer2631412.1359
2026Toledo8546.8118
Career4044011.0459

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Mercer22RBYr 1
2024Mercer22RBYr 3
2025Mercer22RBYr 4
2026Toledo22RBJr. (Yr 5)5′11″230

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Mercer (FCS)160.51––8.2––
2024Mercer (FCS)820.1032nd (n=434)0.168.610%–
2025Mercer (FCS)1890.2385th (n=576)0.1044.222%–
2026Toledo880.2378th (n=478)0.1020.618%0.27

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Toledo45%3.301.101.6017%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Toledo 7 games, 426 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atMichigan StateL 20–⁠30822012––
Sep 12vs.Central ConnecticutW 63–⁠10956114––
Sep 19vs.TempleW 49–⁠4893319415
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 41–⁠1683908118
Oct 3atBall StateW 39–⁠2420196268––
Oct 10vs.BuffaloL 8–⁠2393208219
Oct 17atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠14134821712
2025 Mercer 12 games, 953 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.PresbyterianL 10–⁠151031071−1
Sep 13vs.WoffordW 22–⁠211674121222
Sep 20atThe CitadelW 38–⁠07100179111
Sep 27atEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠3429172236341
Oct 4vs.SamfordW 45–⁠211000––
Oct 11atPrincetonW 38–⁠1493811011
Oct 25vs.VMIW 62–⁠09102175498
Nov 1atFurmanW 52–⁠2820111213314
Nov 8atWestern CarolinaW 49–⁠472191326357
Nov 15vs.ChattanoogaW 63–⁠171491236541
Nov 22atAuburnL 17–⁠621438111230
Dec 6vs.South DakotaL 0–⁠471810501810
2024 Mercer 13 games, 415 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.PresbyterianW 63–⁠1031601514
Sep 14atChattanoogaW 10–⁠3524019––
Sep 21vs.The CitadelW 38–⁠213103241
Sep 28atWoffordW 22–⁠382907––
Oct 12vs.PrincetonW 34–⁠7525012212
Oct 19atSamfordL 35–⁠552503115
Oct 26vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠341059131––
Nov 2vs.East Tennessee StateW 37–⁠3162009––
Nov 9atVMIW 34–⁠041718––
Nov 16atAlabamaL 7–⁠52844019––
Nov 23vs.FurmanW 49–⁠23836111––
Dec 7vs.Rhode IslandW 17–⁠101081049––
Dec 14atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠31458028––
2022 Mercer 2 games, 129 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.Morehead StateW 63–⁠13424016––
Oct 29atVMIW 55–⁠1412105128––

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

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