49ers select CJ West-DT-Indiana with the 113th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft | Page 23

Phoenix49ers · 2025-04-26T09:43:40-07:00

CJ West is a DT prospect who POPS on film.Posted an 88.1 run defense grade in 2024 to go with his 25 pressures. Capable of playing 1 or 3 tech.At 6'1, 314lbs, he reminds me a bit of Poona Ford. pic.twitter.com/Ao5nMy0gWL— NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) February 19, 2025Fantastic value for the 49ers taking CJ West in the 4th. Plays with great leverage and leg drive pic.twitter.com/fTT8vMhqLE— Joe DeLeone (@joedeleone) April 26, 2025Indiana IDL CJ West (IDL3/Tier 3/above average NFL starter). Powerful and explosive defensive lineman who can fire off the ball in a hurry. A skilled pass rusher with quick hands and the ability to consistently disengage from offensive lineman. An impactful run defender who can… pic.twitter.com/lcUwpzKsVt— Adam Carter (@SmartFootbalI) April 18, 2025

Oct 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM

#331

Heroism
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Originally posted by 49ersRing:
He had a few decent pass rush reps late in the game against the Rams on his limited number of snaps.

C.J. West got robbed pic.twitter.com/3CEFWxE0Ib
— JonnydelsFA (@jonnydels) October 6, 2025

I remember watching this live. Center was holding him by the damn dreads.

CJ had multiple good reps in this game.

[ Edited by Heroism on Oct 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM ]

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Oct 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM

#332

_Goldblooded_
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Originally posted by Heroism:
I remember watching this live. Center was holding him by the damn dreads. CJ had multiple good reps in this game.

Vinovich just refuses to call offensive holding in our favor

Oct 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM

#333

pillageDatazz
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Didn't notice / hear of him tonight

Oct 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM

#334

DRCHOWDER
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Originally posted by pillageDatazz:
Didn't notice / hear of him tonight

He looked lost a few times I noticed him out there.

Oct 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM

#335

pillageDatazz
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Originally posted by pillageDatazz:
Didn't notice / hear of him tonight

He looked lost a few times I noticed him out there.

That game kinda went by fast, and maybe that Falcons offense was just moving the ball a little too quick for everyone to eat... stats or not, I'm sure he did what was asked, his time will come again

Oct 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM

#336

Buchy
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He's not active today for some reason.

Oct 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM

#337

OnTheClock
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Originally posted by Buchy:
He's not active today for some reason.

I think he's struggling to play with that cast.

Nov 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM

#338

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He looked bad against the Rams.

Nov 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM

#339

Heroism
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Originally posted by leakyfausett:
He looked bad against the Rams.

CJ West is by far the most disappointing rookie to me. I expected a lot more from him even as a rookie.

Nov 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM

#340

_Goldblooded_
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Originally posted by Heroism:
CJ West is by far the most disappointing rookie to me. I expected a lot more from him even as a rookie.

Everyone was high on him and down on Collins in training camp.

shows drills don't mean s**t

Nov 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM

#341

Heroism
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Originally posted by _Goldblooded_:
Everyone was high on him and down on Collins in training camp.

shows drills don't mean s**t

I was high on both, but not because of drills. CJ West's Indiana tape was impressive . He hasn't been bad at all. I just expected more.

[ Edited by Heroism on Nov 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM ]

Nov 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM

#342

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I guess SD was wrong that west was already an upgrade over Jones . Shocker. Still think he will be fine, guess I expected more out of him this year

Nov 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM

#343

the_dynasty
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Originally posted by _Goldblooded_:
Everyone was high on him and down on Collins in training camp.

shows drills don't mean s**t

Its not that drills dont mean sht, its just that some guys with certain body types will do better in some drills inherently.

Shorter, stocky guys with better anchor will usually shine more in one on one drills. I remember the offensive lineman Poe also doing real well in these drills and he was also a preseason crush of many.

Its kind of like its easier to bench with shorter arms and narrow base, and its easier to squat with shorter legs

Nov 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM

#344

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Originally posted by the_dynasty:

Originally posted by _Goldblooded_:
Everyone was high on him and down on Collins in training camp.

shows drills don't mean s**t

Its not that drills dont mean sht, its just that some guys with certain body types will do better in some drills inherently.

Shorter, stocky guys with better anchor will usually shine more in one on one drills. I remember the offensive lineman Poe also doing real well in these drills and he was also a preseason crush of many.

Its kind of like its easier to bench with shorter arms and narrow base, and its easier to squat with shorter legs

His best trait is his "heavy hands"

Unfortunately he had a gdamn broken thumb to recover from

Give him some time to to ramp up after healing before you pass final judgement

Nov 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM

#345

dj43
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Originally posted by leakyfausett:
He looked bad against the Rams.

Jonnydel showed West doing a good job against the Rams. Said he should get more reps in the future.

Originally posted by Heroism:
CJ West is by far the most disappointing rookie to me. I expected a lot more from him even as a rookie.

He had a broken thumb which limited his practice and game time. His profile spoke an active, aggressive hands. He described himself as having "angry hands." Now that he is healthy, we will see more of him. He will be a good NT-type.

CJ is highlighted at the 4:35 mark:

[ Edited by dj43 on Nov 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM ]