Player Dossier

2021-2023

Akron

DJ Irons

QB • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Lawrenceville, GA, USA

Pass-first distributorVolume operator

DJ Irons is a pass-first distributor with 41.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

34%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

38

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

46

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Akron
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bryant

Player Story

DJ Irons built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a quarterback from Lawrenceville, GA, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of DJ Irons' career was his passing role: 4,201 passing yards, 21...

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DJ Irons, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron. DJ Irons is a pass-first distributor with 41.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,024
Passing yards
4,201
Rushing yards
823
Touchdowns
29

Quick Answers

DJ Irons quick answers

Latest team and position
Akron · QB
Career Total Offense
5,024
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Akron
Top game
Bryant
Latest roster
Senior
2023 Total offense rank
937 total offense · QB 151st (top 38%) · Mid-American 17th (top 12%) · National 198th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonAkron81,1888922961057
2022 Regular SeasonAkron102,8992,5873121483.6
2023 Regular SeasonAkron5937722215565.1

Related Context

DJ Irons played QB for Akron. Across 3 tracked seasons, DJ Irons recorded 4,201 passing yards, 823 rushing yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Akron.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Akron paired 2,899 primary output with 59.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 59.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Akron

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

187.4

Efficiency

59.3

Usage

41.8

Consistency

75.9

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Temple: 198. Morgan State: 31. Kentucky: 160. Indiana: 335. Buffalo: 213

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 37 by 50.9. Morgan State: 15 by 57.6. Kentucky: 47 by 55.6. Indiana: 53 by 66.1. Buffalo: 42 by 66.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins31 · Games = 1 · -195.5 vs Losses
Losses226.5 · Games = 4 · +195.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

66.2 vs Buffalo

Result
Sat 9/30vs BuffaloDual-threatL 10-13192613673.11066.216774.80047
Sat 9/23@ IndianaDual-threatL 27-29223519462.90266.1181417.80234
Sat 9/16@ KentuckyL 3-35233413067.60055.613302.30012
Sat 9/9vs Morgan StateW 24-21795777.80057.66-26-4.3003
Sat 9/2@ TempleL 21-24172920558.62150.98-7-0.9006

Player Story

DJ Irons story

DJ Irons built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a quarterback from Lawrenceville, GA, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of DJ Irons' career was his passing role: 4,201 passing yards, 21 touchdown passes, 634 attempts, and 823 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 823 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.

The arc is straightforward: DJ Irons 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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    Akron

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonAkron1,18856.132.4
2022 Regular SeasonAkron2,89959.942.21,711
2023 Regular SeasonAkron93759.341.8-1,962

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Bryant

Week 3 · W 35-14

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

432

Total Offense

94.4 takeover

432 total offense with 93.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Indiana

Week 4 · L 27-29

335

Total Offense

88.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

335 total offense with 66.1 efficiency.

#3

@ Kent State

Week 8 · L 27-33 · Conference game

420

Total Offense

86 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

420 total offense with 61.7 efficiency.

#4

vs Miami (OH)

Week 9 · L 9-27 · Conference game

374

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

374 total offense with 62.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Bowling Green

Week 5 · L 28-31 · Conference game

329

Total Offense

79.4 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

329 total offense with 62.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Akron

2,899 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 42.2 usage

83.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Akron

65.1

937 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 41.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Akron

57

1,188 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 32.4 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency