Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Louisville
C.J. Avery
LB • 5'11" • 227 lbs • Grenada, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
C.J. Avery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
C.J. Avery built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Grenada, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of C.J. Avery's career was his defensive production: 342...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
C.J. Avery, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Louisville. C.J. Avery shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 342
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
C.J. Avery quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · LB
- Career Tackles
- 342
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Grenada · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Grenada · 5 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 97 tackles · LB 55th (top 5%) · ACC 6th (top 1%) · National 64th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 7 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 52 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 87 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 66.8 |
Related Context
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C.J. Avery played LB for Louisville. Across 5 tracked seasons, C.J. Avery recorded 342 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Louisville paired 16.5 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Louisville
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
9.9
Consistency
46.5
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 0. Ole Miss: 2. Eastern Kentucky: 0. UCF: 2. Florida State: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Virginia: 1. Boston College: 2. NC State: 3. Clemson: 2. Syracuse: 3. Duke: 1. Kentucky: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 10 by 41.7. Ole Miss: 9 by 57.5. Eastern Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. UCF: 6 by 45. Florida State: 5 by 20.8. Wake Forest: 12 by 50. Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 7 by 49.2. NC State: 7 by 59.2. Clemson: 10 by 61.7. Syracuse: 7 by 59.2. Duke: 8 by 43.3. Kentucky: 9 by 42.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/28 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | L 28-31 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Kentucky | L 21-52 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/19 | @ Duke | W 62-22 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 41-3 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Clemson10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-30 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 13-28 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 28-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Virginia | L 33-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Wake Forest10+ tackles | L 34-37 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Florida State | W 31-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/17 | vs UCFSplash game | W 42-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 30-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/7 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 24-43 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
C.J. Avery story
C.J. Avery built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Grenada, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of C.J. Avery's career was his defensive production: 342 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 52 career games in the available record. That gives C.J. Avery's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 0.5 | 13.8 | 3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 6 | 33 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 17.5 | 43 | 9.5 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 17.5 | 43 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 40.5 | 9.2 | -5.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisville | 16.5 | 43.8 | 9.9 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 16.5 | 43.8 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 8 · W 48-16 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 38-28 · Postseason
4.5
Havoc Plays
94.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 7 · L 20-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 9 · L 13-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia Tech
Week 9 · L 35-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Louisville
16.5 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 9.9 usage
66.8
#2
2021 Regular Season · Louisville
66.8
16.5 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Louisville
65.4
17.5 primary · 43 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
15
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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