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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
196rushing yards, career highat Ball State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Western Carolina, 202598receiving yards, career highvs. VMI, 2025Team titles: Southern champions, 2024 and 2025
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Receiving
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mercer | 22 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Mercer | 22 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Mercer | 22 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Toledo | 22 | RB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mercer (FCS) | 16 | 0.51 | – | – | 8.2 | – | – |
| 2024 | Mercer (FCS) | 82 | 0.10 | 32nd (n=434) | 0.16 | 8.6 | 10% | – |
| 2025 | Mercer (FCS) | 189 | 0.23 | 85th (n=576) | 0.10 | 44.2 | 22% | – |
| 2026 | Toledo | 88 | 0.23 | 78th (n=478) | 0.10 | 20.6 | 18% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 45% | 3.30 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 17% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 20–30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 63–10 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 49–48 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 41–16 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 39–24 | 20 | 196 | 2 | 68 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 8–23 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 34–14 | 13 | 48 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
2025 Mercer 12 games, 953 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 10–15 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 22–21 | 16 | 74 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 22 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 38–0 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 38–34 | 29 | 172 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 41 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 38–14 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 62–0 | 9 | 102 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 98 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 52–28 | 20 | 111 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 49–47 | 21 | 91 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 57 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 63–17 | 14 | 91 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 41 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 17–62 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 0–47 | 18 | 105 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Mercer 13 games, 415 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 63–10 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 10–3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 38–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 41 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 22–3 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–7 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 35–55 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 44–34 | 10 | 59 | 1 | 31 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 37–31 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 34–0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 7–52 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 49–23 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 17–10 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 49 | – | – |
| Dec 14 | at | L 7–31 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 28 | – | – |
2022 Mercer 2 games, 129 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 63–13 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 55–14 | 12 | 105 | 1 | 28 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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