O.J. Carano
 Carano takes a handoff from QB Onterrio Smith. | |||||||||||||
New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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| Runningback | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: November 22, 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth: Little Falls, Minnesota | |||||||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: Little Falls High School, Little Falls, Minnesota | |||||||||||||
| College: Minnesota Golden Gophers | |||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | |||||||||||||
| Debuted in 2015 for the New York Jets | |||||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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O.J. Carano (born November 22, 1992), known as "Juice", is an American football runningback for the New York Jets.
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College career
2013 Season
Carano was used heavily in his first season at Minnesota as a true sophomore. He rushed for 1422 yards and 12 touchdowns.
2014 Season
Carano improved on his previous year in his junior season, improving his yards per carry by 0.5 and rushing for 18 touchdowns on the season. Carano became known nation-wide as a bruising runner who was not brought down easily from contact.
College statistics
| Year | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rating | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 1,422 | 5.04 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 1,429 | 5.65 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 2,851 | 5.33 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
Professional career
Pre-draft
Carano decided to forgo his senior season at Minnesota and enter the draft. Based on pre-draft rankings, he was considered anywhere from the first to fifth best runningback available in the draft.
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5 ft 11 in | 217 lb | 4.66 s | 31 in | 22 reps | ||||
Draft
Carano was selected with the 37th overall pick of the 2014 NFLHC Draft by the New York Jets. He was the third RB selected, after Detroit's Quincy Turner and Green Bay's Chad Dess.
2015 Season
Though incumbent starting runningback Brian Kiel had a solid season in 2014, Carano impressed the coaches enough in camp to take the starting job. However, with the Jets' scheme switch to the triple option, Carano began splitting carries with Kiel at the RB position, though he received more of the carries as the technical starting runningback. In his 10th career game, Carano reached 1,000 career yards from scrimmage. He had an overall successful season in New York, finishing top 3 in the NFL in rushing yards.
Regular season
Year Team Games Starts Rushing Receiving Att Yds Avg TD Fumbles Rec Yds Avg TD 2015 NYJ 14 14 223 1,377 6.17 14 1 4 42 10.5 1 Career 14 14 223 1,377 6.17 14 1 4 42 10.5 1
