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RBDay 3#20 RB · 2026 class
CJ Donaldson
Ohio St.6'1 5/8"·230 lb
Run-Game Hammer
ATH
—
DOM
24
draft score19
rank#288
Projected
Round 6-7
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 6-7Run-Game Hammer
CJ Donaldson projects as a run-game hammer. A RB out of Ohio St. who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample. Works off 6'1 5/8" · 230 lb and the position film. Career college production: 517 carries for 2,419 yards and 40 rushing TDs across 4 seasons. Dominance score 24 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
24C
Dominance score · college production
Limited college production
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
40pct
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
10pct
Weak
Peak season
40% wt2024
35pct
Below avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
10pct
Weak
Efficiency
10% wtY/Carry · 4.68
Scouting Combine · 2026
Combine percentiles
Y · PERCENTILE vs RB CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
0
Athletic composite
0thREPLACEMENT
2 of 2 metrics graded
1× Excellent1× Solid
Arm
31.8″·79th of 261
Hand
9.5″·64th of 260
Not tested40-YardVerticalBroad3-ConeShuttleBench
31.879thEXCELLENT
i
Arm
vs. 261
9.564thSOLID
i
Hand
vs. 260
Not tested40-YardVerticalBroad3-ConeShuttleBench
Trait grades
6 dimensions evaluated
N/A
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
N/A
Long Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
N/A
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
N/A
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
A-
Frame
89th percentile · 6'1 5/8" · 230 lb
N/A
Athleticism
No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles
NFL comparisons
Top 3 historical · similarity-ranked
Closest distance · 0.16
- #1
Phil Mafah
Unknown2025 R7 · #239 · Clemson · 6-1/234lb
91
sim
- #2
Qadree Ollison
Bust2019 R5 · #152 · Pittsburgh · 6-1/228lb · 4.58s 40
92
sim
- #3
David Johnson
Rotational2015 R3 · #86 · New Mexico · 6-1/224lb · 4.5s 40
83
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 89th percentile. 6'1 5/8".
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
Heavy 12-personnel offense that needs a lead back who can finish runs in tight spaces.
College career · ESPN
Career stats
| Season | Team | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WVU | 87 | 526 | 6.0 | 8 | 82 |
| 2023 | WVU | 171 | 798 | 4.7 | 11 | 32 |
| 2024 | WVU | 163 | 734 | 4.5 | 11 | 48 |
| 2025 | OSU | 96 | 361 | 3.8 | 10 | 27 |
| Career | 517 | 2,419 | 4.7 | 40 | 82 | |
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