Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Indiana
CJ West
DL • 6'2" • 315 lbs • La Grange Park, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
CJ West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
CJ West built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from La Grange Park, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana and Kent State. The clearest part of CJ West's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 113
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
CJ West, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kent State. CJ West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 150
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
CJ West quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · DL
- Career Tackles
- 150
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Greensburg Community · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- Rolesville · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 4 · Pick 11 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 52nd (top 6%) · Big Ten 114th (top 14%) · National 858th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 13 | 42 | 9 | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 26 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 11 | 36 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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CJ West played DL for Kent State and Indiana. Across 5 tracked seasons, CJ West recorded 150 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Kent State paired 15 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
24.2
Usage
8.5
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 2.5. VMI: 1. Iowa: 0. Maryland: 1. Bowling Green: 2. Buffalo: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Ohio: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Akron: 6. Miami (OH): 0. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 5 by 45.8. VMI: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 32.5. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Western Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Ohio: 6 by 30. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Akron: 5 by 70.8. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.4 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
Akron
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/4 | @ Northern Illinois | L 23-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami (OH) | W 48-47 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Akron2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-0 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/11 | @ Central Michigan | L 30-54 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/3 | vs Northern Illinois | W 52-47 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ohio | W 34-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-64 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Buffalo | W 48-38 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | W 27-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Maryland | L 16-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Iowa | L 7-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs VMI | W 60-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 10-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
CJ West story
CJ West built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from La Grange Park, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Indiana and Kent State. The clearest part of CJ West's career was his defensive production: 150 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but CJ West's production has multiple signals. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: CJ West moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Kent State
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 15 | 24.2 | 8.5 | 15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 6.5 | 19.3 | 7.1 | -8.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 10.5 | 25.5 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 10.5 | 25.5 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Akron
Week 12 · W 38-0 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 11 · W 20-15 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 5 · L 3-23 · 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
@ Georgia
Week 4 · L 22-39
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 5 · W 42-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Kent State
15 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
60.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Kent State
60.1
11 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Indiana
54.1
10.5 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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