Pulido: Verdell has excellent patience as a runner. He consistently waits for the hole to open and has the excellent foot quickness to change direction and hit the hole. He is outstanding as a ...

Watching Mater Dei’s CJ Verdell run is truly an experience of beauty. Every time he touches the ball there is a palpable excitement that a touchdown is about to happen. While Verdell finished the ...

The passing game of the Ducks gets a lot of the publicity, but make no mistake, Oregon is a balanced team. When at its best, the running game adds an explosive element that helps Oregon keep the ...

EUGENE — CJ Verdell had a couple reasons to bulk up for his sophomore season, but six extra pounds weren’t intended to change what he does with the ball in his hands. “It’s not affecting how I run,” ...

When CJ Verdell decides to call it quits at Oregon and either enter his name into the NFL draft following this season or wait another year and graduate, he could very well enter the conversation as ...

CJ Verdell averaged better than 10 yards per carry during his career at Chula Vista (Calif.) Mater Dei Catholic High School. Nebraska made a late push to add a second running back to its 2017 class, ...

C.J. Verdell, RB, 5-10, 210, Jr. — The MVP of the Pac-12 title game and the conference’s leading rusher, Verdell is one of seven returning players in the Football Bowl Subdivision who rushed for more ...