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RB2026 Draft Prospect

CJ Donaldson

Ohio St.

Measurables

6'1 5/8"

230 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Run-Game Hammer

CJ Donaldson projects as a run-game hammer — a RB from 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 20 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

20C

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

35th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

10th

2024

Breakout

15%

20th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

10th

Y/Carry · 4.68

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

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

Closest distance · 0.16
  1. #1

    Qadree Ollison

    2019 R5 · #152 · Pittsburgh · 6-1/228lb · 4.58s 40

    92

    sim

  2. #2

    Phil Mafah

    2025 R7 · #239 · Clemson · 6-1/234lb

    91

    sim

  3. #3

    David Johnson

    2015 R3 · #86 · New Mexico · 6-1/224lb · 4.5s 40

    83

    sim

Scheme fit

Heavy 12-personnel offense that needs a lead back who can finish runs in tight spaces.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 89th percentile — 6'1 5/8".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. RB class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

72

Athletic composite

72ndSTRONG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Excellent1× Solid
31.879thEXCELLENT
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Arm

vs. 261

9.564thSOLID
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Hand

vs. 260

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamCARYDSAVGTDLNG
2022WVU875266.0882
2023WVU1717984.71132
2024WVU1637344.51148
2025OSU963613.81027
Career5172,4194.74082