Player Dossier

2017-2022

Rutgers

CJ Onyechi

DL • 6'0" • 245 lbs • West Orange, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

CJ Onyechi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

13.2

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

8.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Rutgers • Colorado State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

CJ Onyechi, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Rutgers. CJ Onyechi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 7 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rutgers, Colorado State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

13.2

Usage

4.9

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 0.5. Iowa: 0. Boston College: 0. Michigan: 0. Maryland: 0. Indiana: 0. Minnesota: 0. Illinois: 2. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 0. Penn State: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 3 by 17.5. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 0 by 0. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 5 by 40.8

Split Comparison

Losses0.4 · n=10
First Half0.1 · n=6 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Penn State

Result
Sat 11/30@ Penn StateL 6-2754110
Sat 11/23vs Michigan StateL 0-2721000
Sat 11/16vs Ohio StateL 21-5641000
Sat 11/2@ IllinoisL 10-3821110
Sat 10/19vs MinnesotaL 7-4200000
Sat 10/12@ IndianaL 0-3521000
Sat 10/5vs MarylandL 7-4821000
Sat 9/28@ MichiganL 0-5210000
Sat 9/21vs Boston CollegeL 16-3020000
Sat 9/7@ IowaL 0-3010000
Fri 8/30vs MassachusettsW 48-21320.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rutgers

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Colorado State

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers110.83.1
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers0-1
2019 Regular SeasonRutgers4.513.24.94.5
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers725.59.62.5
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers3.514.84.1-3.5
2022 Regular SeasonColorado State8.526.58.35

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Air Force

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#2

Boise State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.

#3

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#4

Penn State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#5

Ohio State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Rutgers

7 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 9.6 usage

27.4

#2

2022 Regular Season · Colorado State

18.2

8.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Rutgers

8.8

4.5 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

141

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

CJ Onyechi quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
141