Chigozie Anusiem

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
La Habra, Calif.
High School:
Sonora
Prev School:
California

Awards and Honors

• All-Mountain West, Honorable Mention (League, 2023)
• All-Mountain West, First Team (PFF, 2022)
• All-Mountain West, Honorable Mention (League, 2022)

At Colorado State

Graduate, 2023 (11/11):
• Started in 11 games, missing one game against Wyoming
• Totaled 57 tackles, including 35 solo stops and 2.5 TFLs
• Recorded a season-high 11 tackles at UNLV
• Tallied an interception against Boise State

Redshirt Senior, 2022 (12/12):
• Tallied 36 tackles on the season including 19 solo
• Led the Rams with nine pass breakups
• Led all Mountain West cornerbacks with 818 snaps according to Pro Football Focus
• Allowed just 22 receptions for 228 on 47 targets in 403 snaps in coverage, the fourth-best yards per reception mark among MW cornerbacks

Before Colorado State

• Spent four seasons at Cal (2018-21) where he played in 25 games with six starts

• Tallied 40 tackles and seven pass breakups over his career with the Bears after redshirting in 2018

Personal/High School

• Prepped at Sonora High where he was a cornerback and wide receiver

• Tallied 139 tackles, five interceptions, 28 passes defended and three forced fumbles on defense while grabbing 51 passes for 1,151 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense
• Also ran track and field in high school
• Was a four-star recruit coming out of Sonora by Rivals and the No. 36 rated corner