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CJ Okoye New York Giants · #99

Defensive Tackle · 6' 6", 370 lbs · Nkwere, Nigeria · Age 25

CJ Okoye is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 15 tackles.

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New York Giants · #99 · Defensive Tackle

CJ Okoye

Season avg15 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg15 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

CJ Okoye — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

CJ Okoye is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 15 tackles.

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Pass rush

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Run D

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Pass rush

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C-

Run defense

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B+

Disruption

Excellent · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where CJ Okoye stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #969 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

9Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

CJ Okoye — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

15 TKL

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C-

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

1 PD

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0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees CJ Okoye

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

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sacks

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tackles

14–16

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games

12–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 0 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 13

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

CJ Okoye career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	FF	PD	INT
2025	13	15	0	0	1	0
Career	13	15	0.0	0	1	0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Matt Henningsen 100%Isaiahh Loudermilk 100%Bobby Brown III 99%Charles Omenihu 99%Jahfari Harvey 99%Benton Whitley 99%

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Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

97off index

65def index

+28net

76%playoff odds

60roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of CJ Okoye

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-10-20

The beginning

CJ Okoye is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants, in his 2nd NFL season.

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CJ Okoye is a New York Giants defensive tackle, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Okoye goes from here.

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Okoye's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 370 lbs
Born: Nkwere, Nigeria
Age: 25
Jersey: #99

Background

CJ Okoye is from Nkwere, Nigeria and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive tackle at 6' 6", 370 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Okoye is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

CJ Okoye is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 15 tackles across his 2025 rookie season.

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense15 career tackles up front.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

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FAQ

CJ Okoye — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about CJ Okoye, answered.

What position does CJ Okoye play?

CJ Okoye is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Giants.

When was CJ Okoye drafted?

CJ Okoye entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has CJ Okoye played?

1 (2025).

What are CJ Okoye's career stats?

He has recorded 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

CJ Okoye career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

CJ Okoye New York Giants · #99

CJ Okoye — the report card

Where CJ Okoye stands

CJ Okoye — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees CJ Okoye

CJ Okoye career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New York Giants built to win?

The Ballad of CJ Okoye

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

CJ Okoye — frequently asked

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