Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Total | 18 | 56 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 |
#5
CJ Campbell
Senior running back for Duke. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Kaplan, LA · Bay [Fla.]
CFB Index 70 · #35 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Rutgers → Duke for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
56
rushing yards · 2026
3.1 per carry · 3 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 25 rush yds, 22 rec yds, vs Tulane
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Duke. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Rutgers to Duke in 2026.
CJ Campbell
Wins in space out of the backfield. Across five seasons and four programs, four head coaches: Mike Norvell, Chad Lunsford, Greg Schiano and Manny Diaz. The receipt on tape: 31 rush yds against Illinois, Week 2, 2026.
56 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 18 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Duke
2025Rutgers
2026Duke
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 28.0 YDS/g, 3.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Rutgers | 22 | 119 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 165 | 860 | 5.2 | 11 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 230 | 1,216 | 5.3 | 14 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Rutgers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 40 | 466 | 11.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 491 | 11.2 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
31 rush yds (8 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tulane · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.32(05:00) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #0 C.Campbell Jr. caught at DUKE49, for 12 yards to the TULANE34 (#4 C.Rodgers), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulane · 4&7 · Q2 · EPA -2.14(02:35) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #0 C.Campbell Jr. caught at TULANE33, for 6 yards to the TULANE25 (#4 C.Rodgers), out of bounds, TURNOVER ON DOWNS. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (02:35) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #0 C.Campbell Jr. caught at TULANE33, for 7 yards to the TULANE24 (#4 C.Rodgers), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN)
- Week 1 · Tulane · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.76(10:32) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TULANE38 (#26 D.Jackson; #7 K.Adams III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.22(12:47) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain to the DUKE39 (#0 M.Resetich), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Illinois · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA -1.13(10:17) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the DUKE40 (#24 W.Holmes; #43 J.Barna)
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.11(12:15) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the DUKE39 (#6 J.Clarke; #24 W.Holmes)
- Week 1 · Tulane · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.07(05:19) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the DUKE37 (#26 D.Jackson; #99 J.Lewis)
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.03(10:48) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the DUKE42 (#5 J.Morris). The previous play is under automatic review - "Targeting". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (10:48) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the DUKE42 (#5 J.Morris) PENALTY ILL Targeting (#7 M.Bailey) 15 yards from DUKE42 to ILL43, 1ST DOWN)
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.98(03:06) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 9 yards gain to the ILL37 (#24 W.Holmes; #40 E.Rhea)
- Week 1 · Tulane · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.66(04:41) Shotgun #0 C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the DUKE37 (#7 K.Adams III)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Michel’s 2023 season.
89%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Emmanuel on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Emmanuel Michel's junior season at Air Force (2023).
86%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Emmanuel on
Class year
EPA / carry (adj)
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Background
2026: Graduate transfer running back from Rutgers … Third Team All-American Athletic Conference in 2024 … played in 31 games with Florida State (16), Florida Atlantic (12) and Rutgers (three) with 12 starts in the past five seasons … has totaled 212 carries for 1,144 yards (5.40) and 14 TDs with...
The backfield · Duke
- #20Nate Sheppard1,132 rushing yards · 2025
- CJ Campbell119 rushing yards · 2025
- #83Paul Holyfield Jr.1 game · 2025
- #24Wilhelm Daal IIno box-score line yet
- #28Cole Densonno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology