Charles "C. J." Ah You, Jr. (born July 7, 1982) is an

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coach and former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft and spent most of his career with the

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. He played

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and

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High school

Ah You played high school football at

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. He was named defensive line MVP during senior season there.

College career

Ah You started at

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in 2001 when he had 9 tackles, 2 for losses and 2 sacks in three games. Ah You Redshirted '02 at BYU with a right knee injury. Due to violations of BYU's honor code, Ah You was expelled from BYU in January 2004. He transferred to

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in 2004. He then transferred to the

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in 2005 and earned Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. He was also honorable mention All-

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in 2005. In 2005, he had 45 tackles, with 12 going for losses and seven sacks. He also forced three fumbles and broke up two passes. In 2006, he played 14 games with nine starts with 43 tackles (25 solo) and 10 for losses, with four being sacks. He also forced a fumble and broke up three passes. Ah You played in 26 games with 21 starts at Oklahoma totaling 11 career sacks in two seasons with 88 tackles, 22 for losses to go with the 11 sacks and four forced fumbles. For his 2006 efforts he was named First-team All-Big 12.

NFL

Pre-draft

Buffalo Bills

Ah You entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft choice (239th overall) of the

in the 2007 NFL Draft. He spent the preseason with Bills before being released on September 2, 2007.

St. Louis Rams

He added to the Rams' practice squad on November 21, 2007. He played his first NFL game in the 2009 season opener against the Seattle Seahawks. He played mostly in the Rams nickel defense, rushing as a defensive tackle. He injured his knee in Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve. He underwent knee surgery on his left knee. He ended the season with 17 tackles and one sack. The Rams released Ah You to free agency on March 13, 2012.St. Louis Rams Transactions, Signings, Cuts - Pro Football - SI.com
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Coaching

Ah You was hired as the Special Teams Quality Control Coach at

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in 2015. On January 14, 2016, it was announced that Vanderbilt had hired Ah You as Defensive Line Coach under Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator

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. In 2019, Ah You joined the

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of the

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as defensive line coach. Ah You was hired as a quality control analyst at

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in 2021. Ah You was hired as the defensive line coach at

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in January 2022, but less than a month later, he accepted the outside linebackers job at

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Personal

He is related to several football players—his father, Charles Sr., who played for

; his brother, Matt, who was a linebacker at BYU, and his uncle,

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, who was a defensive end for Arizona State, the

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and the

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and is a member of the

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. Ah You is of Samoan, German, and Chinese descent.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ah You, C. J. 1982 births Living people American football defensive ends Buffalo Bills players BYU Cougars football players New York Guardians coaches Oklahoma Sooners football players Players of American football from Orange County, California St. Louis Rams players USC Trojans football coaches Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches People from La Habra, California People from Highland, Utah Players of American football from Utah County, Utah American sportspeople of Chinese descent American sportspeople of Samoan descent American people of German descent Snow Badgers football players