Player Career

CJ Verdell Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

CJ Verdell story

CJ Verdell built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Chula Vista, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of CJ Verdell's career was his backfield work: 2,923 rushing yards, 541 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 610 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Oregon. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 610 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.

The arc is straightforward: CJ Verdell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oregon

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonOregon1,32754.429.3
2018 Regular SeasonOregon1,32754.429.30
2019 PostseasonOregon1,34554.92718
2019 Regular SeasonOregon1,34554.9270
2020 Regular SeasonOregon38141.527-964
2021 Regular SeasonOregon48053.73099

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Washington State

Week 9 · W 37-35 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

313

Scrimmage Yards

99.4 takeover

313 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.

#2

@ Ohio State

Week 2 · W 35-28

195

Scrimmage Yards

95.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

195 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.

#3

@ Oregon State

Week 13 · W 55-15 · Conference game

208

Scrimmage Yards

94.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

208 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

#4

@ Washington State

Week 11 · W 43-29 · Conference game

154

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

154 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.

#5

vs Utah

Week 15 · W 37-15 · Conference game

208

Scrimmage Yards

86 takeover

Win with 208 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

208 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Oregon

1,327 primary output · 54.4 efficiency · 29.3 usage

78

#2

2018 Regular Season · Oregon

78

1,327 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 29.3 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Oregon

68.4

1,345 primary · 54.9 efficiency · 27 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games