Receiver, Ohio State, 2015–⁠20

C.J. Saunders

Number: No. 80
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 190 lb
Class (2020): Senior
Hometown: Dublin, OH
Born: Sep 15, 1996, in Dublin, Ohio

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C.J. Saunders played receiver at Ohio State (2015–⁠20).

6catches, career highvs. UNLV, 2017 102receiving yards, career highvs. UNLV, 2017

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Receiving

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

221

12–⁠2AP 513–⁠1AP 3

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2017	Ohio State	17	221	13.0	1	50
2018	Ohio State	10	73	7.3	0	19
Career		27	294	10.9	1	50

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds	TD	PR	Yds	TD
2018	Ohio State	2	24	0	8	54	0

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2015	Ohio State	80	WR
2016	Ohio State	80	WR	RS
2017	Ohio State	80	WR	Fr.
2018	Ohio State	80	WR	So.
2019	Ohio State	80	WR	Jr.
2020	Ohio State	80	WR	Sr.	5′10″	190

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
2017	Ohio State	19	0.65	–	–	12.3	–
2018	Ohio State	13	0.14	–	–	1.8	–

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 Ohio State 8 games, 10 catches, 73 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 1	vs.Oregon State	W 77–⁠31	–	–	–	–	–	2
Sep 8	vs.Rutgers	W 52–⁠3	2	27	0	–	–	3
Sep 15	vs.TCU	W 40–⁠28	–	–	–	1	14	1
Sep 22	vs.Tulane	W 49–⁠6	3	10	0	1	10	2
Sep 29	atPenn State	W 27–⁠26	1	5	0	–	–	–
Oct 6	vs.Indiana	W 49–⁠26	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 13	vs.Minnesota	W 30–⁠14	2	14	0	–	–	–
Oct 20	atPurdue	L 20–⁠49	2	17	0	–	–	–

2017 Ohio State 8 games, 17 catches, 221 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 16	vs.Army	W 38–⁠7	1	14	0	–	–	–
Sep 23	vs.UNLV	W 54–⁠21	6	102	1	–	–	–
Sep 30	atRutgers	W 56–⁠0	1	6	0	–	–	–
Oct 7	vs.Maryland	W 62–⁠14	3	42	0	–	–	–
Oct 14	atNebraska	W 56–⁠14	2	19	0	–	–	–
Oct 28	vs.Penn State	W 39–⁠38	1	13	0	–	–	–
Nov 4	atIowa	L 24–⁠55	1	7	0	–	–	–
Nov 18	vs.Illinois	W 52–⁠14	2	18	0	–	–	–

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

Before the draft

Drill	Pro day 2020
Height	5′9¾″
Weight	179 lb
Arm length	31¼″
Hand size	9⅝″
40-yard dash	4.70 s
10-yard split	1.62 s
Vertical jump	34½″
Broad jump	9′5″
Bench press	8 reps
3-cone drill	7.10 s
20-yard shuttle	4.15 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

Season	Team	G	Rec	Yds	TD
2021	Carolina Panthers	1	2	11	0

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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