Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
C.J. Fite
Senior defensive lineman on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Tatum, TX · Tatum
CFB Index 57 · #170 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Arizona State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Morgan State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2023.
C.J. Fite
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Arizona State. Preseason All-Big 12 (media) in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Morgan State, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202310 games
- Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Tatum
202412 games
- All-Big 12second
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Arizona State
Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 23-18 over that span.
2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Arizona State1-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #170 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #170 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #12 of 35 Big 12 DLs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 29 | 16 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 29 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 39 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Morgan State
Game log
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
2026 Outlook
Arizona State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Arizona State
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (24 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona State · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #40
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rodney Mathews’s 2023 season.
84%match
Matches Rodney on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Rodney on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Holmes Jr.'s junior season at Houston (2024).
80%match
Matches Anthony on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Anthony on
Sack rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like C.J. Fite
The defensive line · Arizona State
- #99C.J. Fite6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Clayton Smith6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Emar'Rion Winston6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Jalen Thompson5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Blazen Lono-Wong1 tackle for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Arizona State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology