Player Career

CJ Madden Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

CJ Madden story

CJ Madden built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Ellenwood, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Georgia and Purdue. The clearest part of CJ Madden's career was his defensive production: 24 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. That gives CJ Madden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Purdue

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia0
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia04.21.10
2024 Regular SeasonPurdue1.514.73.41.5
2025 Regular SeasonPurdue412.34.22.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 1 Indiana

Week 14 · L 3-56 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

72.8 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 24 Illinois

Week 6 · L 27-43 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

61.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 132 Ball State

Week 1 · W 31-0

1

Havoc Plays

60.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.

#4

vs Indiana State

Week 1 · W 49-0

1

Havoc Plays

53 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#5

@ Oregon State

Week 4 · L 21-38

0.5

Havoc Plays

33.6 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 33.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Purdue

4 primary output · 12.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

51.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Georgia

37.8

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Purdue

35.6

1.5 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games