Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
CJ Campbell
Rushing yards284197th of 278 running backsLast gameW 47–2vs Boston College · Oct 31
Nextat NC StateSat Nov 7 · 12:30 pm ET
Boston College · W 47-2
8 carries, 26 yards
The other 7 games average 37 yards. This one was 11 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordDuke is 6-2.
- Next gameat NC State · Sat Nov 7
21% of the carries, 19% of the yards
- Carries21%60 of 285
- Yards19%284 of 1,492
Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Who carried it
- Nate Sheppard972 yards, 173 carries, 14 touchdowns
- CJ Campbell284 yards, 60 carries
- Jayvian Tanelus136 yards, 21 carries, 2 touchdowns
- Dan Mahan51 yards, 13 carries
- CJ Givers36 yards, 3 carries, 1 touchdown
- 3 others27 yards
Share of the team's total this season.
CJ Campbell
The five seasons span four programs and four head coaches: Mike Norvell, Chad Lunsford, Greg Schiano and Manny Diaz. On tape: 61 rushing yards against North Carolina, Week 7, 2026.
284 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 60 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
The latest game
Against Boston College on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 9 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 6 catches for 38 yards. Duke has thrown to him 7 times in 118 passes.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 47-2 vs Boston College1 catch, 9 yds
- L 25-28 at Georgia Tech2 catches, 7 yds
- W 35-7 vs StanfordNo catches
- W 17-3 vs Tulane3 catches, 22 yds
a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 60 | 284 | 4.7 | 0 | 33 |
| 2025 | Rutgers | 22 | 119 | 5.4 | 0 | 22 |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 165 | 860 | 5.2 | 11 | 58 |
| 2023 | Florida State | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 1 | 70 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 2 | 15 |
| Career | 272 | 1,444 | 5.3 | 14 | 70 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | Rutgers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 40 | 466 | 11.7 | 3 | 78 |
| 2023 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 47 | 507 | 10.8 | 3 | 78 |
Last game (Wk 9): 26 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 61 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 60 | 284 | 4.7 | 0 | 33 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2026
L 20-24
61 rush yds (9 car)
With W. Eget — 249 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 53.3 · N. Sheppard — 11 rec · 98 yds · 1 TD · 77 rush yds (20 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · North Carolina · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −9.99C.Campbell Jr. rush left for 0 yards (G.Smith III), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 1 · Tulane · 4th and 7 · Q2 · EPA −3.06Eget to Campbell Jr.: a 6-yard pass.
- Week 6 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.69C.Campbell Jr. rush left for 24 yards gain to the DU 47 (T.Harris)
- Week 3 · Stanford · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.67C.Campbell Jr. rush right for 14 yards gain (B.Nicholson; Z.Rowell)
- Week 1 · Tulane · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Eget to Campbell Jr.: a 12-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Tulane · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.76C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain (D.Jackson; K.Adams III)
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −1.63C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 2 yards loss to the GT 44 (C.Spaulding)
- Week 6 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.58C.Campbell Jr. rush left for 14 yards gain to the GT 21 (T.Harris)
- Week 3 · Stanford · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.28C.Campbell Jr. rush left for 1 yard loss (T.Williams; Z.Johnson)
- Week 2 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.22C.Campbell Jr. rush middle for 14 yards gain (M.Resetich)
Where he ranks
Rush yards284tied for 197thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Yards / carry4.7tied for 164thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Long run33tied for 167thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Carries60tied for 192ndAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Rec yards38tied for 192ndAmong 273 backs with 40 or more carries
Receptions6tied for 179thAmong 273 backs with 40 or more carries
1257th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
58 of 60 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
34%58 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds26%of carries
15 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
19 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
16 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
8 carries
2 of 5 (40%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.7 yds/carry on 60 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 34% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Tom Herman · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Duke6-2HC: Manny Diaz · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 39.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 29.7 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 41.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 19.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.0%
243 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
60 carries and 6 catches in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
35 · #283 of 330 RBs
Six seasons, four schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Duke DiazYear 6 · 8 games
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalRutgers to Duke
- 2025 Rutgers SchianoYear 5 · 3 games
- 2024 Florida Atlantic HermanYear 4 · 12 games
- 2023 Florida State NorvellYear 3 · 7 games
- 2022 Florida State NorvellYear 2 · 4 games
- 2021 Florida State NorvellYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Bay [Fla.]Kaplan, LA
Moves
- Transferred from Rutgers to Duke, Jan 8, 2026.
A stat line in 34 games over five seasons.
2026 8 games
- Transferred to Dukefrom Rutgers
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coaches2021–2023
Florida State
Played for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Mike Norvell, Tom Herman, Greg Schiano and Manny Diaz.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Duke
2021–23Florida State
2024Florida Atlantic
2025Rutgers
2026Duke