Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Miami
DJ Ivey
CB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Florida City, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Ivey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
DJ Ivey built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Florida City, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of DJ Ivey's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 246
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
DJ Ivey, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Miami. DJ Ivey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
DJ Ivey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · CB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · South Dade · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Lake Belton · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 29 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · CB 49th (top 13%) · ACC 104th (top 18%) · National 950th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 31 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 38 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 41.7 |
Related Context
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DJ Ivey played CB for Miami. Across 5 tracked seasons, DJ Ivey recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Miami paired 7 primary output with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Miami
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
3.7
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bethune-Cookman: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Texas A&M: 2. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Duke: 0. Virginia: 1. Florida State: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Clemson: 2. Pittsburgh: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bethune-Cookman: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 3 by 32.5. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 7 by 29.2. Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Florida State: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 4 by 36.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Pittsburgh | L 16-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 10-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Georgia Tech | W 35-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Florida State | L 3-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Virginia | W 14-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Duke | L 21-45 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Virginia Tech | W 20-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs North Carolina | L 24-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 9-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Southern Miss | W 30-7 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 70-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Ivey story
DJ Ivey built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Florida City, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of DJ Ivey's career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Miami. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but DJ Ivey's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.
The arc is straightforward: DJ Ivey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Miami
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 6 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 6 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 7 | 20 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 7 | 20 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 4 | 14.4 | 2.7 | -3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 7 | 20.8 | 3.7 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 13 · W 47-10 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 11 · W 52-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Clemson
Week 6 · L 17-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 9 · W 16-12 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 12 · L 10-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Miami
7 primary output · 20.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
41.7
#2
2020 Postseason · Miami
41
7 primary · 20 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Miami
41
7 primary · 20 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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