Running back, Oregon, 2018–⁠21

C.J. Verdell

Number
No. 7
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Chula Vista, CA

C.J. Verdell played running back at Oregon (2018–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
1,220
Rushing yards, 2019 (Oregon, 12–⁠2)
Best game
257 yards
Vs. Washington State, week 9, 2019: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

257rushing yards, career highvs. Washington State, 20194rushing touchdowns, career highat Oregon State, 201885receiving yards, career highvs. San José State, 2018

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2019 and 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oregon2011,0125.0974
2019Oregon1971,2206.2889
2020Oregon652854.4340
2021Oregon784065.2677
Career5412,9235.42689

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oregon2731511.7228
2019Oregon141258.9027
2020Oregon99610.7023
2021Oregon8749.3120
Career5861010.5328

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Oregon7RBYr 1
2019Oregon7RBYr 2
2020Oregon7RBYr 3
2021Oregon7RBJr. (Yr 4)5′10″210

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
2018Oregon2330.2169th (n=300)0.1548.625%0.11
2019Oregon2140.1766th (n=287)0.1337.022%0.24
2020Oregon760.0730th (n=212)0.145.624%-0.01
2021Oregon870.1754th (n=277)0.1615.225%0.28

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.

Game by game

2021 Oregon 5 games, 406 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Fresno StateW 31–⁠24187411412
Sep 11atOhio StateW 35–⁠2820161277334
Sep 18vs.Stony BrookW 48–⁠71263117325
Sep 25vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠191145113––
Oct 2atStanfordL 24–⁠311763111113
2020 Oregon 5 games, 285 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 7vs.StanfordW 35–⁠1420105119230
Nov 14atWashington StateW 43–⁠2918118140536
Nov 21vs.UCLAW 38–⁠35121817116
Nov 27atOregon StateL 38–⁠41936016114
Dec 5atCaliforniaL 17–⁠216804––
2019 Oregon 14 games, 1,220 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.AuburnL 21–⁠27147613724
Sep 7vs.NevadaW 77–⁠61160119––
Sep 14vs.MontanaW 35–⁠351306121
Sep 21atStanfordW 21–⁠62482011––
Oct 5vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠71046011217
Oct 11vs.ColoradoW 45–⁠31417107028
Oct 19atWashingtonW 35–⁠311148013212
Oct 26vs.Washington StateW 37–⁠3523257389456
Nov 2atUSCW 56–⁠246120504
Nov 16vs.ArizonaW 34–⁠61149012––
Nov 23atArizona StateL 28–⁠311899013––
Nov 30vs.Oregon StateW 24–⁠10155001213
Dec 6vs.UtahW 37–⁠1518208370––
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠271749013––
2018 Oregon 13 games, 1,012 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Bowling GreenW 58–⁠241351011––
Sep 8vs.Portland StateW 62–⁠1411106129––
Sep 15vs.San José StateW 35–⁠22154209585
Sep 22vs.StanfordL 31–⁠382011514819
Sep 29atCaliforniaW 42–⁠249106074318
Oct 13vs.WashingtonW 30–⁠272810519––
Oct 20atWashington StateL 20–⁠341255020225
Oct 27atArizonaL 15–⁠4461404212
Nov 3vs.UCLAW 42–⁠212590116438
Nov 10atUtahL 25–⁠321128011364
Nov 17vs.Arizona StateW 31–⁠291470115440
Nov 23atOregon StateW 55–⁠1523187433121
Dec 31 ✦vs.Michigan StateW 7–⁠6144301623

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′7¾″
Weight194 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan72¼″W
40-yard dash4.68 sW
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press11 repsW
20-yard shuttle4.34 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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