Chigozie Anusiem

Senior defensive back for Colorado State. 2023: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 57 tackles.

DB · Colorado State · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 200 lb · La Habra, CA

CFB Index 53 · #239 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceColorado State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 538 nationally · Signed with California

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Colorado State. 2023: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 57 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2018.
Transferred from California to Colorado State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Colorado State, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with California3-star out of Sonora

202212 games

Entered the portal
All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#538 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST

All-Mountain West mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

3 coaches

2019

Mike Bobo

Colorado State

2020–2021

Steve Addazio

Colorado State

era →

2022–2023

Jay Norvell

Colorado State

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio, and Jay Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019California8-5HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

2020California1-3HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2021California5-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2022Colorado State3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

53Rotational starter #239 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (88th percentile). Strength: tackles (85th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#340 / 2842 · 88th pct

Tackles#408 / 2842 · 85th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #239 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Colorado State	57	35	2.5	2	1	--
2022	Colorado State	36	19	1.0	9	--	--
2021	California	13	12	0.0	2	--	--
2020	California	12	9	0.0	--	--	--
2019	California	15	9	0.0	5	--	--
Career		133	84	3.5	18	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 41–20

vs Utah Tech

3 TOT · 3 SOLO

Dominant 21-point win at home against Utah Tech.

With B. Fowler-Nicolosi — 462 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 75.4 · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · T. Horton — 10 rec · 227 yds · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 24-50vs Washington State	7	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	L 35-43@ Colorado	5	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-23@ Middle Tennessee	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 41-20vs Utah Tech	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 24-44@ Utah State	3	3	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 31-30vs Boise State	4	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	L 23-25@ UNLV	11	6	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 9	L 13-30vs Air Force	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 22-19vs San Diego State	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 30-20vs Nevada	7	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 24-27@ Hawai'i	5	5	0.0	—	0
Total		57	35	2.5	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Chigozie Anusiem

2018

202212 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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