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CJ Beasley

RB · Georgia State · Sr. · #4

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CJ Beasley

RB · Georgia State · Sr · #4

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1844 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches
2021
Georgia State
2022
Georgia State
2023
Georgia State
2024
Dell McGee
Georgia State
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Coastal Carolina11-2HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2022Coastal Carolina9-4HC: Chad Staggs · Run-leaning
2023Coastal Carolina8-5HC: Tim Beck · Balanced
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024Georgia State13715.50--
2023Coastal Carolina682623.92--
2022Coastal Carolina1407155.15--
2021Coastal Carolina14473.41--
Career2351,0954.78--
SeasonTeam
2024Georgia State3165.30--
2023Coastal Carolina1515110.10--
2022Coastal Carolina211979.41--
2021Coastal Carolina----------
Career393649.31--

How he plays

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Satellite Back

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Will Jones’s 2021 season.

Will Jones

71%match

Ball State · 2021

#2

Marquavius Weaver

Memphis · 2021

68%
#3

Rashod Dubinion

Arkansas · 2023

67%
#4

Juma Otoviano

Rice · 2023

66%
#5

Frank Peasant

Middle Tennessee · 2023

64%

Matches Will on

Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Will on

EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.

Darius Wilson

98%match

William & Mary · 2024

#2

Ryan Ingram

Chattanooga · 2025

96%
#3

King Doerue

Purdue · 2022

90%
#4
89%
#5

Aaron Young

Old Dominion · 2024

86%

Matches Darius on

Yards per carry
202120222023

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dewayne Coleman's junior season at Army (2025).

Army · 2025

#2

Cade Ballard

Army · 2022

74%
#3

Ty Son Lawton

James Madison · 2023

71%
#4

Thomas Castellanos

Boston College · 2024

All-ACC
69%
#5

Trevion Cooley

Georgia Tech · 2023

69%

Matches Dewayne on

Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate

Player DNA

Players who play like CJ Beasley

#1
89%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2024
47.02021
7152022
2622023
71.02024

+51%

Up 51% from first season to most-recent.