C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Arizona State. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big 12. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas State, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona State | 29 | 16 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 29 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 39 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 26–22
vs Texas Tech
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Arizona State
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (24 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona State · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #40
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rodney Mathews’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Holmes Jr.'s junior season at Houston (2024).
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