#81

CJ Windham

WR · Middle Tennessee · Sr. · #81

Middle Tennessee 2021 alumnus
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CJ Windham

WR · Middle Tennessee · Sr · #81

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2011 national
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Middle Tennessee262369.12--
2020Middle Tennessee3133110.73--
Career575679.95--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Daylen Baldwin’s 2021 season.

Michigan · 2021

#2

Andrew Erickson

New Mexico · 2021

75%
#3
74%
#4

Jalen Virgil

App State · 2021

73%
#5

CJ Windham

Middle Tennessee · 2020

70%

Matches Daylen on

Reception volume
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Daylen on

TD rate (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Caleb Burke’s path through New Hampshire.

Caleb Burke

96%match

New Hampshire · 2025

#2

Efton Chism III

Eastern Washington · 2024

96%
#3

Owen Glascoe

Long Island University · 2023

96%
#4

Daylen Baldwin

Michigan · 2021

94%
#5

Landon Wolf

Oklahoma State · 2020

94%

Matches Caleb on

Yards per reception
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrone Tracy Jr.'s sophomore season at Iowa (2021).

Iowa · 2021

#2
80%
#3

Michael Washington

Buffalo · 2022

79%
#4

Chance Luper

Missouri · 2021

77%
#5

Andrew Erickson

New Mexico · 2021

77%

Matches Tyrone on

TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Tyrone on

Reception volume (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like CJ Windham

#1

Daylen Baldwin

Michigan · 2021

94%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2020–2021
3312020
2362021

-29%

Sharp dropoff (-29%) — career inflection point.