Player Dossier

2022-2025

Michigan

CJ Stokes

RB • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Columbia, SC, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

CJ Stokes leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

21.4

Efficiency

32.1

Consistency

68.8

Season Value

46.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Michigan • Charlotte
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

CJ Stokes, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Michigan. CJ Stokes leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.1 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Michigan paired 288 primary output with 45.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 32.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Charlotte.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: App State

Loss with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Charlotte

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

37.2

Efficiency

32.1

Usage

21.4

Consistency

68.8

Best Game by takeover score

South Florida

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 55. North Carolina: 16. Unknown: 51. Rice: 10. South Florida: 54

Volume vs Efficiency

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High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 17 by 33.9. North Carolina: 11 by 10.4. Unknown: 8 by 62.3. Rice: 4 by 10.4. South Florida: 13 by 43.3

Split Comparison

Losses33.8 · n=4
First Half40.7 · n=3 · +8.7 vs Second Half
Second Half32 · n=2 · -8.7 vs First Half
All Games37.2 · n=5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

App State

Best efficiency game

62.3 vs Unknown

Result
Fri 10/3@ South FloridaL 26-5413544.2014.2
Thu 9/18vs RiceL 17-283-1-0.3001112.5
Sat 9/13vs Unknown7405.7001116.4
Sat 9/6vs North CarolinaL 3-201070.700191.5
Fri 8/29vs App StateL 11-3415493.300263.2

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Charlotte

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan28845.69.5
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan820.93.6-280
2024 Regular SeasonCharlotte3943.85.831
2025 Regular SeasonCharlotte18632.121.4147

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

68

Primary metric

68 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.

#2

Hawai'i

61

Primary metric

Win with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

61 scrimmage yards and 16 usage.

#3

App State

55

Primary metric

Loss with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 40.5 usage.

#4

South Florida

54

Primary metric

Loss with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 26.5 usage.

#5

Unknown

51

Primary metric

Game with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 11.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Michigan

288 primary output · 45.6 efficiency · 9.5 usage

50.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Charlotte

46.6

186 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 21.4 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Charlotte

31.4

39 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.83

Madison · Madison, SD

Committed To
South Dakota State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

521

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

CJ Stokes quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
463