CJ Onyechi: DL · Colorado State · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
CJ Onyechi
Wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Air Force — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Colorado State | 56 | 33 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 27 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Rutgers | 26 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Rutgers | 24 | 11 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Rutgers | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 141 | 76 | 18.5 | 6.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-51@ No. 8 Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-34vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-38@ Washington State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-41vs Sacramento State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-14@ Nevada | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-17vs Utah State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-13vs Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Boise State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-28@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-14vs Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-24@ Air Force | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 17-0vs New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 33 | 7.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%8 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
11%6 hurries56 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
45.7%
322 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
58.7
12 games
Team sack rate
16.2%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #62 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Rutgers and Colorado State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano and Jay Norvell.
