Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#30
CJ Allen Jr.
Junior linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 220 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Sandalwood
CFB Index 18 · #536 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia Southern for 2026
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
2
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Charleston Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2024.
CJ Allen Jr.
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Georgia Southern. The receipt: 1 tackles against Clemson — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Georgia Southern3-star out of Sandalwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 8-7 over that span.
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th 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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
18 · #536 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #536 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #57 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 12 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Montay Weedon’s 2025 season.
Matches Montay on
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Montay on
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Williams's freshman season at Tulsa (2024).
Matches Ashton on
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Ashton on
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Class year (lower)
Background
2025-26: Played in 11 games … Saw action on 165 plays (125 defense, 40 special teams) … Had 16 tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack, along with a quarterback hurry … Had half a tackle for loss at USC … Played 10 snaps on special teams in the win over Jax State … Posted two stops and a quart...
The linebacker corps · Georgia Southern
- #1Brandon Tyson84 tackles · 2025
- #4Anthony Bynum63 tackles · 2025
- #18MJ Stroud33 tackles · 2025
- #30CJ Allen Jr.16 tackles · 2025
- #98Uche Iloh15 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology