O.J. Carano

O.J. Carano

Carano with the Jets during the 2017 NFLHC Season.
No. 33     New York Giants
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: November 22, 1992 (age 27)
Place of birth: Little Falls, Minnesota
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 217 lb (98 kg)
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
New York Jets (2015-2018) New York Giants (2019-present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2x Pro Bowler (2015, 2019) 2x AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1, 2015, Week 9, 2016) 1x AFC rushing yards leader (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing Attempts 1,295 Rushing Yards 6,171 Rushing Touchdowns 52 Rushing Average 4.77 Receptions 32 Receiving Yards 523

O.J. Carano (born November 22, 1992), known as "Juice", is an American football runningback for the New York Jets.

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
	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.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
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 second in the NFL in rushing yards, 5 ahead of Chester Henson.

Carano qualified for the 2015 Pro Bowl.

Carano taking a handoff from former Jets QB Onterrio Smith.

2016 Season

Carano struggled a bit coming out of the triple option, though with new QB Erik Wegert he showed a new ability to catch the ball effectively out of the backfield.

2017 Season

Carano had a solid season statistically, though it was a bit of a downturn yards-wise he did increase his touchdown numbers.

2018 Season

Carano struggled to begin the season; then, in the Jets' London game against Minnesota in Week 7, he hurt his knee, causing him to miss 2 months. In the final 2 games of the regular season, finally healthy, he began to show signs of improvement to old form, averaging 4.8 YPC with 2 rushing TD. He also managed to have his best season yet as a receiver.

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	81
2016	NYJ	12	12	244	1,136	4.66	8	2	7	118	16.86	3	87
2017	NYJ	15	15	306	1,354	4.42	13	0	10	146	14.6	1	94
2018	NYJ	8	8	162	709	4.38	4	1	11	217	19.73	4	94
2019	NYG	16	16	360	1,595	4.43	13	2	0	0	0	0	94
2020	NYG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92
Career		65	65	1,295	6,171	4.77	52	6	32	523	16.34	9