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CJ Donaldson
Saints logoNew Orleans Saints

CJ Donaldson

RBposition#43jersey22age6' 1"height230lbsRookieexperienceOhio Statecollege

Questionable · Shoulder · questionable

At a glance

CJ Donaldson is a running back for the New Orleans Saints (No. 43). In 6 games of the 2026 season: 17 carries for 81 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 4 catches on 6 targets for 10 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 0 sacks. By the nflverse play-by-play model, CJ Donaldson has produced -0.13 EPA per carry on 17 carries. Snap share in Week 7: 7% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Questionable (shoulder).

Is CJ Donaldson playing this week?

CJ Donaldson is listed as questionable with a shoulder injury on the latest injury report: questionable The New Orleans Saints play next at home against the Carolina Panthers on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are CJ Donaldson's stats this season?

In 6 games of the 2026 season, CJ Donaldson has 17 carries for 81 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 4 catches on 6 targets for 10 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns; 6 tackles, 0 sacks.

What is CJ Donaldson's EPA per play?

-0.132 EPA per carry on 17 carries (total -2.2), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does CJ Donaldson play for?

CJ Donaldson plays running back for the New Orleans Saints, wearing No. 43. CJ Donaldson is 22 years old, 6' 1", 230 lbs. College: Ohio State. Rookie season.

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Pigskin Nightly, “CJ Donaldson 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/cj-donaldson (updated 2026-11-10).

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CJ DonaldsonNew Orleans Saints · #43
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · running backs

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades running backs with at least 41 carries this season. Donaldson has 17, 24 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Rush/gYPCEPA/carSuccessTgt/gRec/g
  • Rush/g13.5 yds/g
  • YPC4.8
  • EPA/car-0.132
  • Success47%
  • Tgt/g1.0 tgt/g
  • Rec/g1.7 yds/g
Small sample · 17 of 41 carriesMethod6 games17 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 18 min agoGlossary →

Donaldson is under the 41-carries minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 53 qualified running backs.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Carries: 17-0.132EPA / carry · total -2.247%success61st downs2explosive
Targets: 6-0.313EPA / target · total -1.933%success1.2air yds/tgt2.6YAC11st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.4Wk 1
+0.4Wk 2
+0.5Wk 3
+0.3Wk 4
-2.3Wk 5
-2.6Wk 6

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
17%15 snapsWk 1 · DET
29%20 snapsWk 2 · BAL
16%12 snapsWk 3 · LV
38%28 snapsWk 4 · ATL
42%19 snapsWk 5 · MIN
33%24 snapsWk 6 · NYG
7%4 snapsWk 7 · PIT

Game log

RushingReceiving
WeekOpponentResultCarRush ydsTDLongRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13@ Lions logoDETL 30-31240312-20-2
2 Sep 20@ Ravens logoBALW 24-171202–––––
3 Sep 27vs Raiders logoLVL 27-351505–––––
4 Oct 5vs Falcons logoATLL 24-453180922506
5 Oct 11vs Vikings logoMINL 13-234130711707
6 Oct 18@ Giants logoNYGW 34-2763901701000
Season1781017461007

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