Player Dossier

2018-2021

Oregon

CJ Verdell

RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • Chula Vista, CA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

CJ Verdell leans workhorse runner traits and 53.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

56%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

67

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

49

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

71

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Oregon

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8783

Mater Dei Catholic · Chula Vista, CA

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

CJ Verdell, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Oregon. CJ Verdell leans workhorse runner traits and 53.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,533
Rushing yards
2,923
Receiving yards
610
Touchdowns
29
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2021 · Oregon · Player Highlight

C.J. Verdell college highlights at Oregon.

Season
2021
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

CJ Verdell quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,533
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Oregon
Top game
Washington State
Recruit profile
3-star · Mater Dei Catholic · Oregon
High school pipeline
Mater Dei Catholic · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 7 · Junior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
480 scrimmage yards · RB 210th (top 31%) · Pac-12 42nd (top 20%) · National 488th (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2018 PostseasonOregon1346433078
2018 Regular SeasonOregon131,2819693121178
2019 PostseasonOregon1449490068.4
2019 Regular SeasonOregon141,2961,171125868.4
2020 Regular SeasonOregon538128596347.5
2021 Regular SeasonOregon548040674757.5

Related Context

CJ Verdell played RB for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, CJ Verdell recorded 2,923 rushing yards, 610 receiving yards, and 29 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Oregon.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Oregon paired 1,327 primary output with 54.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Oregon

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

76.2

Efficiency

41.5

Usage

27

Consistency

43.3

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 135. Washington State: 154. UCLA: 34. Oregon State: 50. California: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 22 by 58.4. Washington State: 23 by 68.9. UCLA: 13 by 20.3. Oregon State: 10 by 45.8. California: 6 by 13.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins107.7 · Games = 3 · +78.7 vs Losses
Losses29 · Games = 2 · -78.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

68.9 vs Washington State

Result
Sun 12/6@ CaliforniaL 17-21681.3001.3
Sat 11/28@ Oregon StateL 38-41936401145
Sat 11/21vs UCLAW 38-3512181.5011162.6
Sun 11/15@ Washington State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 43-29181186.6015366.7
Sun 11/8vs Stanford100 rush yardsW 35-14201055.3012306.1

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.

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    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

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#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