C.J. Baskerville
C.J. Baskerville
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brady Hoke and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 221 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 70 | 49 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 77 | 54 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 36 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 38 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 221 | 145 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
vs Abilene Christian
7 SOLO · 9 TOT
Edged out Abilene Christian at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brandon Drayton’s 2021 season.
Matches Brandon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keionte Newson's senior season at Ball State (2024).
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