Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-17@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#99
C.J. Fite
Senior defensive lineman for Arizona State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Tatum, TX · Tatum
CFB Index 57 · #170 of 420 edge rushersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for Arizona State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2023.
- 1 sack in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
C.J. Fite
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Arizona State. Preseason All-Big 12 (media) in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Morgan State, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202310 games
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Tatum
202412 games
- All-Big 12second
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Arizona State
Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 77 | 40 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
C.J. Fite's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Morgan State
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 sack, +1 tackle for loss, +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 24-18 over that span.
2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Arizona State2-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
47.4%
93 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #170 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #170 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #12 of 35 Big 12 DLs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
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
Starter
The No. 1,347 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rodney Mathews’s 2023 season.
84%match
Matches Rodney on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Rodney on
Hurry rate (lower)
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).
80%match
Matches Anthony on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Anthony on
Sack rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like C.J. Fite
The defensive line · Arizona State
- #99C.J. Fite6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Clayton Smith6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Emar'Rion Winston6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Jalen Thompson5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Blazen Lono-Wong1 tackle for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Arizona State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology