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NO · RB · #43

CJ Donaldson

No. 3 on the depth chart

Not enough snaps or games yet to rate fairly.

Is CJ Donaldson starting?

CJ Donaldson is listed No. 3 at RB on the New Orleans Saints depth chart. Alvin Kamara is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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CJ Donaldson this week

The New Orleans Saints play next in Week 6, on the road against the New York Giants on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). CJ Donaldson is listed No. 3 at RB going into that game.

At RB for the New Orleans Saints, Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller sit ahead of him, and Travis Etienne Jr. and Ty Chandler are next in line behind him.

CJ Donaldson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 13-23 vs MIN (Oct 11); L 24-45 vs ATL (Oct 5); L 27-35 vs LV (Sep 27).

CJ Donaldson wears No. 43, is 22 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 230 lbs, is a rookie, came out of Ohio State.

Is CJ Donaldson playing this week?

CJ Donaldson is listed No. 3 at RB for New Orleans Saints, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NO RB Depth

1Alvin KamaraStarter
2Kendre Miller
3CJ Donaldson
4Travis Etienne Jr.
5Ty Chandler

New Orleans Saints Starting Lineup

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Age
22
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230
Experience
Rookie

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCarRush YdsRush TDRecTgtRec YdsRec TD
    2026NO51142045100
    Career1 yr51142045100

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    CJ Donaldson's 2026 season is their first NFL season on record — no prior year to compare yet.

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    1
    Games
    5
    Rush Yds
    42

    #69 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonRushing First DownsRushing EPAReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPR
    202640.031291-1.580.832.6%0.7%0.04
    Career4—1291—————

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

    Not enough snaps or games yet to rate fairly.

    Home / Road Split

    Home · 3 games

    Carries
    8
    Rush Yds
    36
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    4.5

    Road · 2 games

    Carries
    3
    Rush Yds
    6
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    2.0

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs MINYDS 13
    CAR
    4
    YDS
    13
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    7
    TD
    0

    Final L 13-23

    Oct 5Lvs ATLYDS 18
    CAR
    3
    YDS
    18
    TD
    0
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    5
    TD
    0

    Final L 24-45

    Sep 27Lvs LVYDS 5
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    5
    TD
    0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 27-35

    Sep 20W@ BALYDS 2
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    2
    TD
    0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 24-17

    Sep 13L@ DETYDS 4
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    4
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    -2
    TD
    0

    Final L 30-31

    CJ Donaldson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    CJ Donaldson plays 28% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share28%

    College

    Ohio State

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