#9

C.J. Avery

LB · Louisville · Sr. · #9

Louisville 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

C.J. Avery

LB · Louisville · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#226 national
CFB
College
Louisville
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisville6-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Louisville97456.53.05----
Career97456.53.05----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 31–23

at Florida State

3 SOLO  ·  5 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Grant Morgan’s 2021 season.

Grant Morgan

75%match

Arkansas · 2021

BurlsworthAll-SEC
#2

Jacquez Jones

Kentucky · 2021

73%
#3

Breon Hayward

UTEP · 2021

All-Conference USA
70%
#4

Seth Benson

Iowa · 2021

70%
#5

Eli Neal

Marshall · 2021

69%

Matches Grant on

Weight
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Grant on

Hurry rate (lower)
PD rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keye Thompson's sophomore season at Ohio (2022).

Ohio · 2022

All-MAC
#2

Grant Morgan

Arkansas · 2021

BurlsworthAll-SEC
83%
#3

Joseph Carter

Liberty · 2024

80%
#4

Traveion Webster

UL Monroe · 2021

79%
#5

Breon Hayward

UTEP · 2021

All-Conference USA
79%

Matches Keye on

Weight
Sack rate
PD rate