2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 12
CJ Donaldson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 232
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- Last School:
- Gulliver Prep / West Virginia
- Year:
- Senior
Ohio State Overview
• C.J. spent one season with the Buckeyes - 2025 - after transferring from West Virginia University
• He led all Ohio State rushers with 10 touchdowns, giving him 40 career rushing touchdowns (including 30 at WVU) and 42 total touchdowns scored
• He was second on the team in rushing with 361 yards off 96 carries for a 3.8 yards-per-carry average
• He scored the first touchdown of the season for the Buckeyes on a 1-yard run in the win over No. 1 ranked Texas
• Rushed for 67 yards vs. Texas, his high game as a Buckeye
• Had multiple touchdown games vs. Washington, Illinois and Purdue
• Also caught 15 passes for 96 yards, giving him 40 receptions for his career
• Finishes with 2,051 career rushing yards and a 4.6 yards per carry average
• Played in 42 games as a collegian and started 16 times
Honors & Awards
2025: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
*2023: Honorable mention all-Big 12, Academic all-Big 12 (second team),
*2022: Honorable mention all-Big 12, Academic all-Big 12 (rookie team)
*at West Virginia
More on C.J.
• C.J. was majoring in finance at WVU
• He played in 28 games in 2022-23-24 and started 14 times
• Rushed for 1,690 career yards and scored 23 rushing touchdowns, a TD total that ranks seventh all-time at WVU
• Also caught 25 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown
• Best season was in 2023 when he was second on the team with 798 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns while starting 10 times
• Scored in nine consecutive games at one point in 2023
• Had 738 yards as a junior in 2024
• Had eight 100-yard rushing games and eight multi-touchdown games
• Has a career-high of 125 yards rushing against Albany in 2024 and Pitt in 2022 and has a long rush of 82 yards in 2022 vs. Towson
• Played tight end and fullback at Gulliver Prep under coach Earl Sims
• Had 96 receptions for 1,409 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior and senior at Gulliver
• Helped Gulliver to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Florida 4A state regional final as a senior
• 247Sports listed him as the No. 46 tight end and the No. 111 player in Florida
• Is the son of Tyneshia Fleming
• Has one brother and one sister
• C.J. spent one season with the Buckeyes - 2025 - after transferring from West Virginia University
• He led all Ohio State rushers with 10 touchdowns, giving him 40 career rushing touchdowns (including 30 at WVU) and 42 total touchdowns scored
• He was second on the team in rushing with 361 yards off 96 carries for a 3.8 yards-per-carry average
• He scored the first touchdown of the season for the Buckeyes on a 1-yard run in the win over No. 1 ranked Texas
• Rushed for 67 yards vs. Texas, his high game as a Buckeye
• Had multiple touchdown games vs. Washington, Illinois and Purdue
• Also caught 15 passes for 96 yards, giving him 40 receptions for his career
• Finishes with 2,051 career rushing yards and a 4.6 yards per carry average
• Played in 42 games as a collegian and started 16 times
Honors & Awards
2025: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
*2023: Honorable mention all-Big 12, Academic all-Big 12 (second team),
*2022: Honorable mention all-Big 12, Academic all-Big 12 (rookie team)
*at West Virginia
More on C.J.
• C.J. was majoring in finance at WVU
• He played in 28 games in 2022-23-24 and started 14 times
• Rushed for 1,690 career yards and scored 23 rushing touchdowns, a TD total that ranks seventh all-time at WVU
• Also caught 25 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown
• Best season was in 2023 when he was second on the team with 798 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns while starting 10 times
• Scored in nine consecutive games at one point in 2023
• Had 738 yards as a junior in 2024
• Had eight 100-yard rushing games and eight multi-touchdown games
• Has a career-high of 125 yards rushing against Albany in 2024 and Pitt in 2022 and has a long rush of 82 yards in 2022 vs. Towson
• Played tight end and fullback at Gulliver Prep under coach Earl Sims
• Had 96 receptions for 1,409 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior and senior at Gulliver
• Helped Gulliver to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Florida 4A state regional final as a senior
• 247Sports listed him as the No. 46 tight end and the No. 111 player in Florida
• Is the son of Tyneshia Fleming
• Has one brother and one sister
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