Chigozie Anusiem: DB · Colorado State · #1.
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Chigozie Anusiem
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Justin Wilcox and Jay Norvell. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 11 tackles against UNLV — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colorado State | 57 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 36 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2021 | California | 13 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | California | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | California | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 133 | 84 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-50vs Washington State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-43@ No. 18 Colorado | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-23@ Middle Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs Utah Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-44@ Utah State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-30vs Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-25@ UNLV | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 13-30vs No. 19 Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-19vs San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-20vs Nevada | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ Hawai'i | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 7 · 2023
W 31-30
vs Boise State
1 interception · 4 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Boise State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL57 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
60.4%
501 pass / 328 run
Plays / game
69.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
502 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
57 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at California and Colorado State, 133 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Wilcox and Jay Norvell.
