Player Dossier

2023-2025

Akron

CJ Nunnally IV

DL • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Douglasville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

CJ Nunnally IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.8

Efficiency

29.2

Consistency

39.3

Season Value

27.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Akron • Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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 Nunnally IV, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Akron. CJ Nunnally IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Akron paired 18 primary output with 34.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Akron, Purdue.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

29.2

Usage

12.8

Consistency

39.3

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 0. Unknown: 4. USC: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Illinois: 2.5. Minnesota: 3. Northwestern: 1. Rutgers: 3. Michigan: 0. Ohio State: 1. Washington: 2. Indiana: 1

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. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 48.3. USC: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 6 by 50. Minnesota: 4 by 46.7. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Rutgers: 7 by 59.2. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 3 by 22.5. Washington: 6 by 45. Indiana: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Losses1.4 · n=10
First Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games1.5 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Rutgers

Result
Sat 11/29vs IndianaL 3-5633100
Sun 11/16@ WashingtonSplash gameL 13-4966200
Sat 11/8vs Ohio StateL 10-34320010
Sat 11/1@ MichiganL 16-2131000
Sat 10/25vs RutgersL 24-2772111
Sat 10/18@ NorthwesternL 0-1932100
Sat 10/11@ MinnesotaSplash gameL 20-2744210
Sat 10/4vs IllinoisL 27-43631.5010
Sat 9/20@ Notre DameL 30-5632000
Sat 9/13vs USCL 17-3311000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game22220
Sat 8/30vs Ball StateW 31-011000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Akron

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Purdue

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonAkron1939.214.8
2024 Regular SeasonAkron1834.114.9-1
2025 Regular SeasonPurdue17.529.212.8-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

4

Primary metric

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#4

Kent State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#5

Northern Illinois

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Akron

18 primary output · 34.1 efficiency · 14.9 usage

34.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Akron

31.4

19 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 14.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Purdue

27.7

17.5 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

7

Splash games

2

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

3

Seasons tracked

155

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

CJ Nunnally IV quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
155