#27

LJ Early

DB · Fresno State · Sr. · #27

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

LJ Early

DB · Fresno State · Sr · #27

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Fresno State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Lee Marks
Fresno State
2022
Fresno State
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lee Marks → Jeff Tedford. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Fresno State10-3HC: Lee Marks · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Fresno State31231.00.082--
2021Fresno State33282.00.041--
Career64513.00.0123--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2022

W 37–30

at UNLV

2 PD  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 TOT

Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jalen Emery’s 2022 season.

Jalen Emery

84%match

Houston · 2022

#2

Isaiah Essissima

Nevada · 2022

82%
#3

Cedric Woods

Louisiana Tech · 2021

78%
#4

Alex Hogan

Houston · 2021

75%
#5

DJ Turner

Michigan · 2021

74%

Matches Jalen on

Class year
TFL rate
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah King's junior season at Buffalo (2022).

Isaiah King

89%match

Buffalo · 2022

#2

A.J. Odums

UTEP · 2023

86%
#3

Jashon Prophete

Northern Illinois · 2023

86%
#4

Michael Coats Jr.

West Virginia · 2025

All-Mountain West
84%
#5

Cameron Stone

Wyoming · 2022

83%

Matches Isaiah on

Class year
Weight
PD rate