Is CJ Donaldson worth drafting in fantasy football?

CJ Donaldson is a running back for the New Orleans Saints. CJ Donaldson is outside the public top five overall and top five at RB; the exact rest-of-season rank and projection are available only on the subscription board.

What team and position does CJ Donaldson play?

CJ Donaldson is a running back for the New Orleans Saints.

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CJ Donaldson

RBNew Orleans SaintsC.Donaldson

Updated Sep 23, 2026

Player

Age22Jul 9, 2004

Height6' 1"

Weight230 lb

CollegeOhio State

DraftUndrafted2026

33% season miss rate

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Is CJ Donaldson worth drafting in fantasy football?: CJ Donaldson is a running back for the New Orleans Saints. CJ Donaldson is outside the public top five overall and top five at RB; the exact rest-of-season rank and projection are available only on the subscription board.
What team and position does CJ Donaldson play?: CJ Donaldson is a running back for the New Orleans Saints.

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Latest

6 articles through Sep 25

CJ Donaldson was not the direct subject of this week's coverage, but several stories touch on his situation. NBC Rotoworld Football's stock watch noted younger running backs making early contributions, while Yahoo Sports NFL ran a piece by Nate Tice on rookies outperforming their draft slots, one of whom went undrafted. Hayden Winks' Week 2 RB rankings at Yahoo offered a framework for judging backfield usage, and Matt Okada's Week 3 fades column flagged trust issues around big-name Bears on Monday night, though that piece centred on Chicago. Canal Street Chronicles previewed Saints-Raiders matchups. None of these reports gave position-specific guidance on Donaldson, so no firm start-sit or role conclusion can be drawn from them.

News timeline

Articles that name CJ Donaldson

Sep 25, 2026

Key matchups: Saints vs. Raiders (opens on the publisher site)
Canal Street ChroniclesBy Kyle Besson1 day agoInjury
Fantasy Football Week 3 Fades & Busts: Hard to trust big-name Bears on MNF (opens on the publisher site)
Yahoo Sports NFLBy Matt Okada1 day agoInjury
These NFL rookies are outperforming their draft slots. One of them wasn't even drafted (opens on the publisher site)
Yahoo Sports NFLBy Nate Tice2 days agoOpinion

Sep 21, 2026

Sunday Aftermath: Jayden Daniels' bad break, the Bears' about-face, and more (opens on the publisher site)
Yahoo Sports NFL5 days agoInjury
Stock Up, Stock Down: Youth served early at running back (opens on the publisher site)
NBC Rotoworld Football6 days agoTransaction

Sep 16, 2026

Fantasy Football Rankings: Hayden Winks' RB Blueprint for Week 2 (opens on the publisher site)
Yahoo Sports NFLBy Hayden Winks1 week agoTransaction

Headlines link out to the publisher. An article is listed because it names CJ Donaldson somewhere in the piece, which is not the same as being about him. Feeds are checked hourly and are not real-time.