CJ West
| Indiana Hoosiers – No. 8 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 316 lb (143 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Nazareth Academy (Ashburn, Virginia) |
CJ West is an American football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes and Indiana Hoosiers.
Early life
[edit]West attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illinois. He committed to Kent State University to play college football.
College career
[edit]West attended Kent State from 2020 to 2023.[1] Over the four years, he started 35 of 39 games, recording 110 tackles and eight sacks.[2]
After the 2023 season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Indiana University Bloomington.[3][4] In his lone year at Indiana, he had 42 tackles and two sacks.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
316 lb (143 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.95 s | 1.73 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6][7] | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Kent State's hopes of improved rush defense center around CJ West
- ^ CJ West was highly sought after. He'll plug 300-lbs.-sized hole in IU football's defense
- ^ At a position of need, IU football snags highly coveted transfer pickup DT CJ Wes
- ^ Rutgers football transfer target who visited campus commits to another Big Ten program
- ^ "CJ West Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NFL Combine Measurements by School: Heights, Weights, Hand Sizes, and More". CollegeFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "CJ West College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.