C.J. Nunnally is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Purdue.
Nunnally disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Rutgers — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 10.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Southern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 17-33vs USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-56@ No. 24 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-43vs No. 22 Illinois | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27@ Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-19@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 16-21@ No. 21 Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-49@ Washington | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-56vs No. 2 Indiana | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%10 TFLSack rate
12%5 sacksHurry rate
19%8 hurries42 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
52.0%
404 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
64.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
42 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #53 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #12 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Joe Moorhead and Barry Odom.
