Linebacker, Louisville, 2017–21
C.J. Avery
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 227 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grenada, MS
C.J. Avery played linebacker at Louisville (2017–21).
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Boston College, 20182sacks, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2019Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 22 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Louisville | 52 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 93 | 62 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 78 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 97 | 45 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 342 | 194 | 20 | 8.5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 9 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Louisville | 9 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Louisville | 9 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Louisville | 9 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Louisville | 9 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 227 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Louisville 13 games, 97 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 24–43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 30–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UCF | W 42–35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Florida State | W 31–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Wake Forest | L 34–37 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Virginia | L 33–34 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Boston College | W 28–14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at NC State | L 13–28 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Clemson | L 24–30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | at Duke | W 62–22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Kentucky | L 21–52 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Air Force | L 28–31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Louisville 11 games, 78 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 35–21 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Miami | L 34–47 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Pittsburgh | L 20–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Georgia Tech | L 27–46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Notre Dame | L 7–12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Florida State | W 48–16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 35–42 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atVirginia | L 17–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Syracuse | W 30–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atBoston College | L 27–34 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Wake Forest | W 45–21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Louisville 13 games, 93 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Notre Dame | L 17–35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Eastern Kentucky | W 42–0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 38–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atFlorida State | L 24–35 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Boston College | W 41–39 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atWake Forest | W 62–59 | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Clemson | L 10–45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Virginia | W 28–21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atMiami | L 27–52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atNC State | W 34–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Syracuse | W 56–34 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atKentucky | L 13–45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 38–28 | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Louisville 8 games, 52 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama | L 14–51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Indiana State | W 31–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 20–17 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atBoston College | L 20–38 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Wake Forest | L 35–56 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atClemson | L 16–77 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.NC State | L 10–52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Kentucky | L 10–56 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Louisville 7 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Purdue | W 35–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at North Carolina | W 47–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Clemson | L 21–47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Kent State | W 42–3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Murray State | W 55–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atNC State | L 25–39 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Syracuse | W 56–10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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