Player facts
- Team
New Orleans Saints- Position
- Running Back
- Number
- 43
- Born
- Jul 9, 2004 (age 22)
- Birthplace
- Miami, FL, USA
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- College
- Ohio State
- Experience
- Rookie
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Offense
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 11 | 42 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | 17 carries | -0.13 | 47% | fewer than 36 plays | |
| Receiving | 6 targets | -0.31 | 33% | fewer than 24 plays |
Recent games
| Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
vs  MIN | L 23-13 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ATL | L 45-24 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LV | L 35-27 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  BAL | W 24-17 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  DET | L 31-30 OT | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
De'Carlo "CJ" Donaldson Jr. (born July 9, 2004) is an American professional football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Saints in 2026.
From Wikipedia’s article on CJ Donaldson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Donaldson grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Gulliver Preparatory School, where he played wide receiver on the football team. As a senior, he caught 81 passes for 1,164 yards and 13 touchdowns. Donaldson was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football Tulane. He later de-committed and signed to play at West Virginia over offers from Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Carolina, Louisville, Indiana, and Syracuse.
West Virginia
Donaldson was recruited by West Virginia to play tight end. He was moved to running back during preseason training camp. Donaldson was named the Mountaineers' starting running back going into his freshman season. He was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for week 1 after rushing for 125 yards and one touchdown on seven carries and also blocking a kick on special teams in a 38–31 loss to Pittsburgh.
On December 19, 2024, Donaldson announced that he would enter the transfer portal.
Ohio State
On December 23, 2024, Donaldson committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
From Wikipedia’s article on CJ Donaldson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaCJ Donaldson on Wikipedia