CJ West: DL · Indiana · #8.
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CJ West
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-MAC in 2023. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 42 | 14 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Kent State | 39 | 19 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 26 | 13 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 42 | 22 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 150 | 68 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Florida International | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-13@ UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-14vs Charlotte | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-28vs Maryland | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-7vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-17vs Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-10@ Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Michigan | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 15-38@ No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 66-0vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 17-27@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 7.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 20-15
vs Michigan
1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 5 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%8 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries42 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
43.4%
360 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
383 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
42 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Kent State and Indiana, 9 sacks — drafted at #113 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Sean Lewis, Kenni Burns and Curt Cignetti.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 2nd NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 2nd NFL season
