A well-traveled cornerback who transferred from Cal to Colorado State, Chigozie Anusiem has bounced across four organizations in two seasons before landing with the Raiders.
Chigozie Anusiem is a cornerback who signed with the Raiders in December 2025 after stops with Washington, Cleveland and Arizona, capping a whirlwind path through the league since going undrafted in 2024. His college career split between California and Colorado State, where he twice earned honorable-mention all-conference honors.
Path to the league
Anusiem began his college career at California, redshirting in 2018 before playing through the 2021 season, then transferred to Colorado State for his final two years of eligibility. He went undrafted in 2024 and signed with the Washington Commanders as a free agent.
Career highlights
At Colorado State, Anusiem earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors in both 2022 and 2023, recording 57 tackles, an interception and three passes defended in his senior season. He ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash, a time that would have ranked among the fastest at his position at the NFL Combine.
2025 season recap
Anusiem's rookie-plus season took him from Washington's practice squad to the Cleveland Browns' active roster in November 2024, and by December 2025 he had moved through the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad before signing with the Raiders. In limited 2025 action he appeared in 3 games with 1 tackle and 1 fumble recovery.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Chigozie Anusiem
- ESPN: Chigozie Anusiem
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
3 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | raiders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Colorado State
- Hometown
- La Habra, CA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
