2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 4
CJ Donaldson Jr.
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 238
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Gulliver Prep
- Has played in 19 career games and started 10
- Has seven 100-yard rushing games in his career
- Owns four multi-touchdown performances in his career
2023 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention Honoree (Coaches)
- Played in 12 games and started nine
- WVU’s second-leading rusher (798) and second in rushing touchdowns
- Also had nine catches for 59 yards with a long of 18 yards
- Tied for No. 5 in the Big 12 and No. 39 nationally in rushing touchdowns
- Ranked No. 8 in the Big 12 in touchdowns and No. 10 in rushing yards
- Scored a touchdown in nine straight games during the season and in 10 of 13 games
- Added his 11th rushing touchdown of the season and finished with 20 yards on the ground against Cincinnati
- Scored a rushing touchdown and finished with 79 rush yards at Oklahoma
- Recorded 102 yards and finished with two touchdowns against BYU, his first multi-TD game of the year
- Totaled 121 rushing yards at UCF and a rushing touchdown, his sixth straight game
- Scored in the fifth straight game against Oklahoma State; finished with 39 yards rushing
- Posted a rushing touchdown for the fourth straight game at Houston; finishing with 66 yards on the ground
- Added his fourth rushing touchdown of the season at TCU; recorded 61 rushing yards
- Scored his third rushing touchdown of the year against Texas Tech, finishing with 48 yards on the ground
- WVU Offensive Champion (Pitt)
- Registered his first 100-yard performance of the season in the Pitt game, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown
- Ran for 56 yards on 13 attempts, including a long of 14, against Duquesne
- Led WVU in rushing yards in the season opener at Penn State, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown
2022 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Rookie Team
- 2022 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Played in seven games, including a start against TCU
- Sustained a season-ending lower leg injury against TCU
- Second-leading rusher for WVU with 526 yards on 87 carries and a season-high eight touchdowns
- Averaged 8.0 yards per carry with a long run of 82 yards
- Had nine receptions for 27 yards with a long of nine yards
- Tallied four 100-yard rushing games in 2022
- Also posted three multi-TD performances a season ago
- Ranked No. 8 in the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns (8) and was No. 9 in total touchdowns (8)
- Tallied 104 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns vs. TCU; 73 of his yards came in the first quarter
- Carried the ball a team-best 12 times for 33 yards at Texas Tech; also hauled in two catches at TTU
- WVU Offensive Champion: Virginia Tech
- Totaled 106 yards on a career-high 23 carries at Virginia Tech
- Rushed nine times for 101 yards and scored three touchdowns vs. Towson; one of his touchdowns went for 82 yards
- His 82-yard TD run against the Tigers was the second-longest by a freshman in program history (Eddie Dugan vs. Waynesburg, Oct. 4, 1952 - 90 yards)
- Tallied 48 yards on 13 carries and found the end zone twice against Kansas; first multi-TD game of his career
- Made his Mountaineer debut at Pitt; rushing for a career-high 125 yards on seven carries with his first career touchdown
- Also blocked a punt against the Panthers
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 5)
High School
- Played wide receiver and tight end for coach Earl Sims at Gulliver Prep
- Totaled 1,409 yards on 96 catches with 19 scores between his junior and senior years
- Finished with 1,164 yards on 81 receptions and 13 touchdowns as a senior, when he helped guide Gulliver Prep to a 9-2 finish and berth in the Florida 4A state regional final
- Junior season stats included 15 receptions for 245 yards and six scores
- Helped Gulliver Prep reach the Region 4 semifinals and finish the 2020 season with a 5-1 record
- Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
- 247Sports lists him as the No. 46 tight end and the No. 111 player in Florida
- ESPN ranks him No. 152 nationally at tight end and as the No. 147 player in Florida
Personal
- Son of Tyneshia Fleming
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Majoring in finance
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