Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Total | 17 | 78 | 4.5 | 1 | 14 |
#22
CJ Miller
Junior running back for Toledo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 230 lb · Gadsden, AL · Gadsden City
Returning to Toledo for 2026
The numbers
78
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 4.6 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 56 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Central Connecticut
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Toledo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Mercer in 2022.
CJ Miller
The receipt: 56 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Central Connecticut — Week 2, 2026.
78 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 17 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Mercerout of Gadsden City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 39.0 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
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 | Toledo | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
56 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.79CJ Miller 14 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.03#22 C.Miller rush middle for 12 yards gain to the TOL37 (#5 J.Hall), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.85Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 1 yard gain to the TOL37 (#45 B.Pretzlaff; #1 K.Soares, Jr.)
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 2&1 · Q3 · EPA -0.76No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 0 yards to the TOL17 (#52 M.Beeler; #2 D.Vaught)
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.70Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush left for 0 yards to the TOL25 (#4 C.Brantley; #5 J.Hall)
- Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.69(13:59) No Huddle #22 C.Miller rush left for 2 yards gain to the TOLEDO44 (#2 E.Jackson)
- Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.57(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 11 yards gain to the CCSU35 (#38 D.Douglas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.55(06:15) No Huddle #22 C.Miller rush left for 12 yards gain to the TOLEDO23 (#38 D.Douglas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.46(11:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 1 yard loss to the CCSU21 (#94 J.Caldwell)
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.42No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TOL40 (#13 I.Smith)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Toledo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2022-25 (at Mercer) Rushed for 957 yards, 14 touchdowns in 2025...Ranked second in Southern Conference in rushing and first in TDs...Earned First-team All-SoCon honors...Also caught 26 passes for 314 yards and three TDs...In 2024, rushed for 404 yards and three TDs with six receptions...Did not s...
The backfield · Toledo
- #8Connor Walendzak99 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Willie Shaw III85 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Mike Drennen II60 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Dane Nauman40 rushing yards · 2025
- #22CJ Miller2 games · 2026
6 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology