CJ Nunnally IV Season 2025

2025 / AS A SENIOR
• Appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts
• Totaled 44 tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, a team-high 5.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception
• Tied for the Purdue lead in sacks, forced fumble, fumble recoveries and interceptions and tied for second in TFLs
• Recorded a pair of sacks in his second game as a Boilermaker vs. Southern Illinois (Sept. 6)
• Recovered a fumble at Notre Dame (Sept. 20)
• Had six tackles, one sack and an additional half-TFL vs. Illinois (Oct. 4)
• Produced a sack and another TFL at Minnesota (Oct. 11)
• Totaled a season-high seven tackles and added a strip-sack vs. Rutgers (Oct. 25)
• Intercepted the first pass of his career vs. Ohio State (Nov. 8)
• Had a pair of TFLs and six total tackles at Washington (Nov. 15)

2024 / AS A SENIOR AT AKRON
• First Team All-MAC selection
• Finished with 56 tackles, 11.0 tackles-for-loss, six sacks and two forced fumbles
• Led Akron in both sacks and tackles-for-loss for a second consecutive season
• Recorded at least 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack in the final three games
• Had eight tackles, two tackles-for-loss, a sack and a forced fumble in an overtime win vs. Toledo
• Credited with a season-high 11 tackles in a win against Eastern Michigan
• Produced a sack and forced fumble against Colgate
 
2023 / AS A JUNIOR AT AKRON
• First Team All-MAC selection
• Recorded 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles-for-loss, seven sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble
• Finished 18th in the FBS with 1.3 tackles-for-loss per game
• Led Akron and ranked top five in the MAC in tackles-for-loss and sacks
• Credited with a season-high 10 tackles and added 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack at Miami (Ohio)
• Recorded three tackles-for-loss and two sacks against Buffalo
• Had three tackles-for-loss, two sacks and forced a fumble against Morgan State
 
2022 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• Appeared in eight games his sophomore season
• Totaled 35 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, two sacks and one fumble recovery
• Credited with a pair of tackles-for-loss vs. Iowa Western CC and Dodge City CC
• Had his first collegiate sack vs. Highland CC - Kansas
• Recovered a fumble in his first game at Iowa Central CC
 
2021 / AS A FRESHMAN AT JACKSON STATE
• Appeared in one game as a true freshman
• Did not record any stats
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended South Paulding High School in Georgia
• Finished his high school career with 128 tackles, 31.0 tackles-for-loss, 16.0 sacks and one interception
• Averaged 4.6 tackles per game in his career
• Had 16.0 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 sacks in his breakout senior season