Player Career
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Player Story
CJ Onyechi built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from West Orange, NJ wearing No. 2, spending time with Colorado State and Rutgers. The clearest part of CJ Onyechi's career was his defensive production: 141 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 44 career games in the available record. That gives CJ Onyechi's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Rutgers
2017-2021
Opening stop
Colorado State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 10.8 | 3.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 8.5 | 16.8 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 31.2 | 11 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6.5 | 17.8 | 5.6 | -4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 14.5 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 8 |
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 9 · L 21-37 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 14 · L 6-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ San José State
Week 10 · L 16-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Air Force
Week 12 · L 12-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Delaware
Week 3 · W 45-13
2
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Colorado State
14.5 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 10.2 usage
68.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Rutgers
61.2
11 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Rutgers
40
6.5 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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