Running back, Toledo, 2023–⁠26

Connor Walendzak

Number
No. 8
Height
5′11″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Perrysburg, OH

Connor Walendzak plays running back for Toledo. Last time out, at Eastern Michigan: 6 carries, 38 yards; 1 catch, 4 yards. Walendzak leads Toledo in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

424 rushing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 38 yards; 1 catch, 4 yards at Eastern Michigan, W 34–⁠14

Next game: vs. Western Michigan, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 76@MSU
  2. 34CCSU
  3. 62TEM
  4. 61SDSU
  5. 103@BALL
  6. 50BUF
  7. 38@EMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

103rushing yards, career highat Ball State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Temple, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Toledo17301.827
2024Toledo1284583.6132
2025Toledo32993.1011
2026Toledo734245.8771
Career2501,0114.01071

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Toledo1150000
2024Toledo630000
2025Toledo550000
2026Toledo310000
Career25140000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Toledo22211.0012
2024Toledo14775.5012
2025Toledo4215.308
2026Toledo12756.3218
Career321956.1218

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Toledo8RBFr.
2024Toledo8RBSo.
2025Toledo8RBJr.
2026Toledo8RBSr.5′11″208

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
2023Toledo18-0.14––-2.5––
2024Toledo135-0.094th (n=434)0.16-11.816%-0.07
2025Toledo38-0.14––-5.47%0.07
2026Toledo850.1459th (n=478)0.1012.218%0.26

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
2025Toledo27%2.900.600.0014%
2026Toledo49%3.401.201.6011%

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, 424 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4atMichigan StateL 20–⁠307761–––
Sep 12vs.Central ConnecticutW 63–⁠106341100
Sep 19vs.TempleW 49–⁠4812622–––
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 41–⁠1616611200
Oct 3atBall StateW 39–⁠24161031–––
Oct 10vs.BuffaloL 8–⁠2310501–––
Oct 17atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠146380–––
2025 Toledo 8 games, 99 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 30atKentuckyL 16–⁠243110–––
Sep 6vs.Western KentuckyW 45–⁠217270100
Sep 13vs.Morgan StateW 60–⁠0––––––
Sep 27vs.AkronW 45–⁠34140100
Oct 18vs.Kent StateW 45–⁠108230–––
Oct 25atWashington StateL 7–⁠287150–––
Nov 5vs.Northern IllinoisW 42–⁠3280–––
Nov 22vs.Ball StateW 38–⁠9110300
2024 Toledo 13 games, 458 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 29vs.DuquesneW 49–⁠106270–––
Sep 7vs.MassachusettsW 38–⁠234190100
Sep 14atMississippi StateW 41–⁠179391–––
Sep 21atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠2611360–––
Oct 5vs.Miami (OH)W 30–⁠2012540100
Oct 12atBuffaloL 15–⁠3010140–––
Oct 19atNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠619780–––
Oct 26vs.Bowling GreenL 26–⁠4115580100
Nov 2atEastern MichiganW 29–⁠2810380100
Nov 12vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠10650–––
Nov 20vs.OhioL 7–⁠24120100
Nov 26atAkronL 14–⁠2119870–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.PittsburghW 48–⁠46610100
2023 Toledo 8 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 9vs.Texas SouthernW 71–⁠38140–––
Sep 23vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠31481–––
Sep 30vs.Northern IllinoisW 35–⁠33581200
Oct 31vs.BuffaloW 31–⁠13–––200
Nov 8vs.Eastern MichiganW 49–⁠23–––100
Nov 14atBowling GreenW 32–⁠31–––100
Nov 24atCentral MichiganW 32–⁠17–––200
Dec 2vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠23–––300

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

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