CJ West
CJ West
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. CJ West has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2023 brought the first one: All-MAC. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Michigan — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Indiana, 9 sacks — drafted at #113 overall by San Francisco.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 42 | 14 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 39 | 19 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 26 | 13 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 42 | 22 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 68 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024
W 20–15
vs Michigan
1 PD · 1 TFL · 4 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to James Hansen’s 2022 season.
Matches James on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jacobian Guillory's graduate season at LSU (2025).
Matches Jacobian on
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