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CJ Onyechi

DL · Colorado State · Sr. · #2

Colorado State 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

CJ Onyechi

DL · Colorado State · Sr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Colorado State
2022
Colorado State
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Addazio → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Rutgers5-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2022Colorado State3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Colorado State56337.51.0------
2021Rutgers27172.51.0------
Career835010.02.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 17–14

at Nevada

4 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  2 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to CJ Onyechi’s 2021 season.

CJ Onyechi

82%match

Rutgers · 2021

#2

Caleb Spurlin

App State · 2021

All-Sun Belt
82%
#3

Jalen McLeod

App State · 2021

NFL Rd 6
76%
#4

Andrew Choi

Hawai'i · 2022

76%
#5

Pepe Tanuvasa

BYU · 2021

73%

Matches CJ on

Weight
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Cobb's junior season at Oklahoma State (2022).

Mason Cobb

84%match

Oklahoma State · 2022

#2

Maema Njongmeta

Wisconsin · 2023

All-Big Ten
84%
#3

Joey Stemler

Ball State · 2024

83%
#4

Stephen Dix Jr.

Marshall · 2023

82%
#5

Bryce Brand

Bowling Green · 2022

82%

Matches Mason on

Class year
TFL rate
Hurry rate