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Jersey Number 7
CJ Verdell
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 211
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei Catholic HS
Bio
PRONUNCIATION - CJ Ver-DELL
Notes To Know
» One of just five players in Oregon history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons (2018-19).
» No. 6 in program history with 2,929 career rushing yards.
» 27 career rushing touchdowns, tied for No. 7 in Oregon history.
» Tied for fifth all-time with 11 career 100-yard rushing performances.
» Became the ninth FBS player since 2000 with 250 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in a game (vs. Washington State – 2019).
As A Junior (2021)
» Maxwell Award Player of the Week (Wk 2)
» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 2)
» Reese's Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 2)
» Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week (Wk 2)
Played in Oregon's first five games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Rushed for 406 yards and six touchdowns on 78 carries while adding eight receptions for 74 yards and a TD ... Scored at least one touchdown in each of his five games played ... vs. Fresno State (Sept. 4): Rushed 18 times for 74 yards and a touchdown in Oregon's season-opening win ... at Ohio State (Sept. 11): Named the player of the week by the Maxwell Award, Reese's Senior Bowl, Rose Bowl Game and the Pac-12 after leading the Ducks to a huge win over No. 3 Ohio State in Ohio Stadium ... Rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries while adding three receptions for 34 yards and another score against the Buckeyes ... Gave Oregon a 21-7 lead in the third quarter with a 77-yard rushing TD ... vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Rushed 12 times for 63 yards and a touchdown, his fifth in three games to open the season ... vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in Oregon's Pac-12 opener ... at Stanford (Oct. 2): Rushed 17 times for 63 yards and a touchdown before going down with a season-ending injury.
As A Junior (2020)
Became just the ninth player in Oregon history to surpass 2,500 career rushing yards … Played in five of Oregon’s seven games during the COVID-19 shortened season, making three starts … Rushed 65 times for 285 yards and three touchdowns, surpassing 20 career rushing touchdowns … Added nine receptions for 96 yards, surpassing 500 career receiving yards … 381 all-purpose yards to go over 3,000 for his career … Opened the season with back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances, bringing his career total to 10 and cracking the UO all-time top 10 … Back-to-back 100-yard rushing games for the second time in his career … Did not play in the Pac-12 Championship Game or the Fiesta Bowl due to injury … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Opened the season with 105 rushing yards on 20 carries with a touchdown … Scored from 10 yards out for Oregon’s first touchdown of the 2020 season … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Averaged 6.6 yards per carry for 118 yards on 18 rushes with a 3-yard touchdown … Matched career-high with five receptions for 36 yards … vs. UCLA (Nov. 21): Scored a rushing touchdown for the third straight game to open the season … Finished with 18 yards on 12 carries.
As A Sophomore (2019)
» Pac-12 Championship Game MVP
» AP Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» PFF All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9)
» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9)
» PFF National Team of the Week (Championship Week & Week 9)
» Two-Time PFF Pac-12 Team of the Week (Week 9 & 12)
One of 21 FBS players to rush for 1,000 yards in 2018 and 2019 … Just the fifth player in Oregon history with 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons and just the third to do it as a freshman and sophomore … Named the Pac-12 Championship Game MVP after rushing for 208 yards and three TDs on 18 carries against the nation’s top rushing defense … The 208 yards on the ground were the second most in Pac-12 Championship Game history behind former Duck LaMichael James’ 219 yards in 2011 … Played in all 14 games and made 10 starts … Ranked second in the Pac-12 with 1,220 rushing yards and had eight TDs … Finished fifth in program single-season history with 6.19 yards per rush on 197 carries … Rushed for 1,022 yards on 150 carries (6.81 avg.) against Pac-12 opponents … Put together a pair of 200-yard games with three TDs on the ground to become just the ninth Pac-12 player to do so twice in a season since 2000 … One of nine FBS players with 200 yards rushing in two games … Rushed for 100 yards three times … Tied for first nationally with three runs of 70+ yards … Accounted for 59 first downs, including 52 on the ground to rank third in the Pac-12 … Broke 31 runs of 10 or more yards, including nine of 20+ yards … Had 14 receptions for 125 yards … vs. Colorado (Oct. 11): Ran for 171 yards on just 14 carries, highlighted by 70 and 30 yard runs … Marked the most rushing yards by a Duck against Colorado in 22 all-time meetings … vs. Washington State (Oct. 26): Became the first player in program history with 250 yards rushing and 50 yards receiving in a single game … Totaled 313 yards from scrimmage which was the most by an FBS player during the 2019 season … Equaled the Autzen Stadium record for rushing yards by a Duck with 257 yards on 23 carries … The 257 rushing yards were the fourth most in program history … Added three rushing TDs and a season-high 56 receiving yads on four receptions … First Duck with 200 yards rushing and three TDs since Kenjon Barner in 2012 … Rushed for a first down on 10 of 23 carries … Broke seven runs of 10 more yards, including three of 20+, highlighted by an 89-yard TD run that was the fourth-longest in Oregon history … Rushed for 123 yards on six carries in the first quarter … vs. No. 5 Utah (Dec. 6): Rushed for 208 yards on 18 carries with three TDs in the Pac-12 Championship Game win … Three TDs equaled a championship game record … Marked the most rushing yards by an individual against Utah since 2014 and just the fourth 200-yard game against the Utes since 2000 … Broke TD runs of 70 yards and 31 yards in the fourth quarter to seal the win … The 70-yard TD run was the longest in Pac-12 Championship Game history … Rushed for 110 yards on four carries in the fourth quarter … Accounted for seven runs of 10+ yards and seven first downs on the ground.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2018)
» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15)
» PFF Pac-12 Team of the Week (Week 13)
Only Power 5 player in the nation with 1,000 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving … Played in all 13 games and made five starts … Led the team and ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in both rushing yards (1,018) and rushing TDs (10) … One of eight FBS freshmen with 1,000 yards on the ground and just the third freshman in Oregon history to accomplish the feat … Averaged 5.04 yards over 202 carries … Turned in five 100-yard rushing performances, including four in Pac-12 play … First Oregon freshman with 100 yards rushing in three consecutive Pac-12 contests … One of three Pac-12 players with 100 yards rushing in first three league games … Tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with 12 total touchdowns … Scored nine of 10 rushing TDs in Pac-12 action … Had a rushing and receiving TD in the same game twice … Finished fifth in the Pac-12 in total first downs (63), including 50 on the ground … Broke 22 runs of 10 or more yards, including six of 20+ yards … Hauled in 27 receptions for 315 yards and two TDs … Finished sixth in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards with 1,333 … Had a reception in 10 games, including seven straight to end the season … vs. Portland State (Sept. 8): Rushed 11 times for 106 and one TD … First career 100-yard game featured first career TD in the fourth quarter … Accounted for 10 first downs … vs. No. 7 Stanford (Sept. 22): Broke a 48-yard TD run in the second quarter to highlight second 100-yard game … Rushed 20 times for 115 yards … at No. 24 California (Sept. 29): Became the 12th player in program history to rush for 100 yards on single-digit carries … Went for 106 yards on just nine carries, highlighted by a 74-yard run in the third quarter which was the team’s second-longest play from scrimmage of the year … vs. No. 7 Washington (Oct. 13): Capped first career multi-TD game with the game-winning rushing TD from six yards out in overtime … Had a season-high 29 carries for 111 yards and two TDs … First Oregon player with 100 yards rushing in the first three conference games since Byron Marshall in 2013 … Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week … at Oregon State (Nov. 23): Produced the second-best single-game rushing performance by a freshman in program history on 23 carries for 187 yards and five total TDs … Had a TD in all four quarters, including the first three of the game … Became the first FBS player since 2016 with four rushing TDs and a receiving TD in the same game … Accounted for nine first downs, including eight on the ground … Had six runs of at least 10 yards and three over 20 yards.
As A Freshman (2017)
Utilized a redshirt.
High School
Four-star prospect by ESPN … Top 40 player in California by ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked the No. 24 running back and No. 38 prospect in California by 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 32 running back and No. 36 recruit in California by ESPN … Named a top 100 recruit on the West Coast by the Tacoma News Tribune ... Named the 2016 CIF San Diego Section Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … Awarded the 2016 Silver Pigskin … Ran for 2,399 yards and 36 touchdowns on 262 carries, averaging 9.2 yards per carry to help lead Mater Dei Catholic to a CIF San Diego Section Division II Championship … Also caught three touchdown passes and returned one kickoff for a touchdown while accumulating 2,605 yards of total offense … Scored five rushing touchdowns in a game three times in 2016 … Selected first-team All-CIF San Diego Section as a junior … Carried the ball 169 times for 2,135 yards for an impressive 12.6 yards per carry while rushing for 28 touchdowns … Also caught five touchdown passes, returned a kick for a touchdown and intercepted two passes to lead Mater Dei Catholic to a Division V-AA state title … Scored three total touchdowns and ran for 153 yards in the Crusaders’ 56-21 win over Immanuel in the state championship game … Chose Oregon over Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Boston College, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon State, UCLA, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin and others.
Notes To Know
» One of just five players in Oregon history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons (2018-19).
» No. 6 in program history with 2,929 career rushing yards.
» 27 career rushing touchdowns, tied for No. 7 in Oregon history.
» Tied for fifth all-time with 11 career 100-yard rushing performances.
» Became the ninth FBS player since 2000 with 250 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards in a game (vs. Washington State – 2019).
As A Junior (2021)
» Maxwell Award Player of the Week (Wk 2)
» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 2)
» Reese's Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (Wk 2)
» Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week (Wk 2)
Played in Oregon's first five games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Rushed for 406 yards and six touchdowns on 78 carries while adding eight receptions for 74 yards and a TD ... Scored at least one touchdown in each of his five games played ... vs. Fresno State (Sept. 4): Rushed 18 times for 74 yards and a touchdown in Oregon's season-opening win ... at Ohio State (Sept. 11): Named the player of the week by the Maxwell Award, Reese's Senior Bowl, Rose Bowl Game and the Pac-12 after leading the Ducks to a huge win over No. 3 Ohio State in Ohio Stadium ... Rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries while adding three receptions for 34 yards and another score against the Buckeyes ... Gave Oregon a 21-7 lead in the third quarter with a 77-yard rushing TD ... vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Rushed 12 times for 63 yards and a touchdown, his fifth in three games to open the season ... vs. Arizona (Sept. 25): Rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in Oregon's Pac-12 opener ... at Stanford (Oct. 2): Rushed 17 times for 63 yards and a touchdown before going down with a season-ending injury.
As A Junior (2020)
Became just the ninth player in Oregon history to surpass 2,500 career rushing yards … Played in five of Oregon’s seven games during the COVID-19 shortened season, making three starts … Rushed 65 times for 285 yards and three touchdowns, surpassing 20 career rushing touchdowns … Added nine receptions for 96 yards, surpassing 500 career receiving yards … 381 all-purpose yards to go over 3,000 for his career … Opened the season with back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances, bringing his career total to 10 and cracking the UO all-time top 10 … Back-to-back 100-yard rushing games for the second time in his career … Did not play in the Pac-12 Championship Game or the Fiesta Bowl due to injury … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Opened the season with 105 rushing yards on 20 carries with a touchdown … Scored from 10 yards out for Oregon’s first touchdown of the 2020 season … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Averaged 6.6 yards per carry for 118 yards on 18 rushes with a 3-yard touchdown … Matched career-high with five receptions for 36 yards … vs. UCLA (Nov. 21): Scored a rushing touchdown for the third straight game to open the season … Finished with 18 yards on 12 carries.
As A Sophomore (2019)
» Pac-12 Championship Game MVP
» AP Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» PFF All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9)
» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 9)
» PFF National Team of the Week (Championship Week & Week 9)
» Two-Time PFF Pac-12 Team of the Week (Week 9 & 12)
One of 21 FBS players to rush for 1,000 yards in 2018 and 2019 … Just the fifth player in Oregon history with 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons and just the third to do it as a freshman and sophomore … Named the Pac-12 Championship Game MVP after rushing for 208 yards and three TDs on 18 carries against the nation’s top rushing defense … The 208 yards on the ground were the second most in Pac-12 Championship Game history behind former Duck LaMichael James’ 219 yards in 2011 … Played in all 14 games and made 10 starts … Ranked second in the Pac-12 with 1,220 rushing yards and had eight TDs … Finished fifth in program single-season history with 6.19 yards per rush on 197 carries … Rushed for 1,022 yards on 150 carries (6.81 avg.) against Pac-12 opponents … Put together a pair of 200-yard games with three TDs on the ground to become just the ninth Pac-12 player to do so twice in a season since 2000 … One of nine FBS players with 200 yards rushing in two games … Rushed for 100 yards three times … Tied for first nationally with three runs of 70+ yards … Accounted for 59 first downs, including 52 on the ground to rank third in the Pac-12 … Broke 31 runs of 10 or more yards, including nine of 20+ yards … Had 14 receptions for 125 yards … vs. Colorado (Oct. 11): Ran for 171 yards on just 14 carries, highlighted by 70 and 30 yard runs … Marked the most rushing yards by a Duck against Colorado in 22 all-time meetings … vs. Washington State (Oct. 26): Became the first player in program history with 250 yards rushing and 50 yards receiving in a single game … Totaled 313 yards from scrimmage which was the most by an FBS player during the 2019 season … Equaled the Autzen Stadium record for rushing yards by a Duck with 257 yards on 23 carries … The 257 rushing yards were the fourth most in program history … Added three rushing TDs and a season-high 56 receiving yads on four receptions … First Duck with 200 yards rushing and three TDs since Kenjon Barner in 2012 … Rushed for a first down on 10 of 23 carries … Broke seven runs of 10 more yards, including three of 20+, highlighted by an 89-yard TD run that was the fourth-longest in Oregon history … Rushed for 123 yards on six carries in the first quarter … vs. No. 5 Utah (Dec. 6): Rushed for 208 yards on 18 carries with three TDs in the Pac-12 Championship Game win … Three TDs equaled a championship game record … Marked the most rushing yards by an individual against Utah since 2014 and just the fourth 200-yard game against the Utes since 2000 … Broke TD runs of 70 yards and 31 yards in the fourth quarter to seal the win … The 70-yard TD run was the longest in Pac-12 Championship Game history … Rushed for 110 yards on four carries in the fourth quarter … Accounted for seven runs of 10+ yards and seven first downs on the ground.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2018)
» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15)
» PFF Pac-12 Team of the Week (Week 13)
Only Power 5 player in the nation with 1,000 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving … Played in all 13 games and made five starts … Led the team and ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in both rushing yards (1,018) and rushing TDs (10) … One of eight FBS freshmen with 1,000 yards on the ground and just the third freshman in Oregon history to accomplish the feat … Averaged 5.04 yards over 202 carries … Turned in five 100-yard rushing performances, including four in Pac-12 play … First Oregon freshman with 100 yards rushing in three consecutive Pac-12 contests … One of three Pac-12 players with 100 yards rushing in first three league games … Tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with 12 total touchdowns … Scored nine of 10 rushing TDs in Pac-12 action … Had a rushing and receiving TD in the same game twice … Finished fifth in the Pac-12 in total first downs (63), including 50 on the ground … Broke 22 runs of 10 or more yards, including six of 20+ yards … Hauled in 27 receptions for 315 yards and two TDs … Finished sixth in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards with 1,333 … Had a reception in 10 games, including seven straight to end the season … vs. Portland State (Sept. 8): Rushed 11 times for 106 and one TD … First career 100-yard game featured first career TD in the fourth quarter … Accounted for 10 first downs … vs. No. 7 Stanford (Sept. 22): Broke a 48-yard TD run in the second quarter to highlight second 100-yard game … Rushed 20 times for 115 yards … at No. 24 California (Sept. 29): Became the 12th player in program history to rush for 100 yards on single-digit carries … Went for 106 yards on just nine carries, highlighted by a 74-yard run in the third quarter which was the team’s second-longest play from scrimmage of the year … vs. No. 7 Washington (Oct. 13): Capped first career multi-TD game with the game-winning rushing TD from six yards out in overtime … Had a season-high 29 carries for 111 yards and two TDs … First Oregon player with 100 yards rushing in the first three conference games since Byron Marshall in 2013 … Named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week … at Oregon State (Nov. 23): Produced the second-best single-game rushing performance by a freshman in program history on 23 carries for 187 yards and five total TDs … Had a TD in all four quarters, including the first three of the game … Became the first FBS player since 2016 with four rushing TDs and a receiving TD in the same game … Accounted for nine first downs, including eight on the ground … Had six runs of at least 10 yards and three over 20 yards.
As A Freshman (2017)
Utilized a redshirt.
High School
Four-star prospect by ESPN … Top 40 player in California by ESPN and 247Sports … Ranked the No. 24 running back and No. 38 prospect in California by 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 32 running back and No. 36 recruit in California by ESPN … Named a top 100 recruit on the West Coast by the Tacoma News Tribune ... Named the 2016 CIF San Diego Section Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … Awarded the 2016 Silver Pigskin … Ran for 2,399 yards and 36 touchdowns on 262 carries, averaging 9.2 yards per carry to help lead Mater Dei Catholic to a CIF San Diego Section Division II Championship … Also caught three touchdown passes and returned one kickoff for a touchdown while accumulating 2,605 yards of total offense … Scored five rushing touchdowns in a game three times in 2016 … Selected first-team All-CIF San Diego Section as a junior … Carried the ball 169 times for 2,135 yards for an impressive 12.6 yards per carry while rushing for 28 touchdowns … Also caught five touchdown passes, returned a kick for a touchdown and intercepted two passes to lead Mater Dei Catholic to a Division V-AA state title … Scored three total touchdowns and ran for 153 yards in the Crusaders’ 56-21 win over Immanuel in the state championship game … Chose Oregon over Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Boston College, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon State, UCLA, Utah, Washington State, Wisconsin and others.
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