De'Carlo "CJ" Donaldson Jr. (born July 9, 2004) is an American college football running back and tight end for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
| West Virginia Mountaineers – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Finance |
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| Born: | July 9, 2004[1] Miami, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
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| High school | Gulliver Preparatory (Coral Gables, Florida) |
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Early life
editDonaldson grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Gulliver Preparatory School, where he played wide receiver on the football team. As a senior, he caught 81 passes for 1,164 yards and 13 touchdowns.[2] Donaldson was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football Tulane.[3] He later de-committed and signed to play at West Virginia over offers from Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Carolina, Louisville, Indiana, and Syracuse.[4]
College career
editDonaldson was recruited by West Virginia to play tight end.[5] He was moved to running back during preseason training camp.[6] Donaldson was named the Mountaineers' starting running back going into his freshman season.[7] He was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for week 1 after rushing for 125 yards and one touchdown on seven carries and also blocking a kick on special teams in a 38–31 loss to Pittsburgh.[8]
References
edit- ^ "CJ Donaldson, RB Marshall University". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Landon, Chuck (August 12, 2022). "Chuck Landon: WVU's Donaldson intriguing". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Santucci, Jon (September 18, 2021). "Tulane commits Carson Haggard and De'Carlo Donaldson combine for 4 TDs vs. Benjamin". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Cummings, Keenan (December 15, 2021). "Athlete Donaldson picks West Virginia Mountaineers football". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Wasserman, Ari (September 22, 2022). "How did CJ Donaldson, a 3-star TE recruit, emerge as WVU's starting RB … as a freshman?". The Athletic. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Manning, Sean (August 6, 2022). "True freshman CJ Donaldson makes move to running back in WVU backfield". The Dominion Post. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas football preps for West Virginia breakout star CJ Donaldson". The Topeka Capital-Journal. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Hall, Christopher (September 5, 2022). "Donaldson Earns Big 12 Newcomer of the Week". SI.com. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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