Usage / Role
4%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2020Ohio State
C.J. Saunders
WR • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Dublin, OH, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
C.J. Saunders reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
5
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
C.J. Saunders built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Dublin, OH wearing No. 80, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of C.J. Saunders' career was his receiving role: 27...
Read the storyC.J. Saunders, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Ohio State. C.J. Saunders reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 294
- Receptions
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
C.J. Saunders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 294
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Ohio State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Latest roster
- No. 80 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 17 | 221 | 1 | 57.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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C.J. Saunders played WR for Ohio State. Across 6 tracked seasons, C.J. Saunders recorded 8 rushing yards, 294 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 221 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 49.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Ohio State
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
9.1
Efficiency
49.8
Usage
6.2
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 0. Rutgers: 27. TCU: 0. Tulane: 10. Penn State: 5. Indiana: 0. Minnesota: 14. Purdue: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 2 by 90. Tulane: 3 by 22.2. Penn State: 1 by 33.3. Minnesota: 2 by 46.7. Purdue: 2 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins8 · Games = 7 · -9 vs Losses
Losses17 · Games = 1 · +9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
90 vs Rutgers
Player Story
C.J. Saunders story
C.J. Saunders built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Dublin, OH wearing No. 80, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of C.J. Saunders' career was his receiving role: 27 catches, 294 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 8 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 78 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives C.J. Saunders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2015-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 221 | 72.9 | 8.6 | 221 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 73 | 49.8 | 6.2 | -148 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | -73 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 4 · W 54-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102
Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 2 · W 52-3 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
70.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#3
vs Maryland
Week 6 · W 62-14 · Conference game
42
Receiving Yards
59.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 8 · L 20-49 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
44.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 12 · W 52-14 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
39.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Ohio State
221 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 8.6 usage
57.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Ohio State
36.9
73 primary · 49.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Ohio State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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