Player Dossier

2021-2025

Kansas

D.J. Withers

DT • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

D.J. Withers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.9

Efficiency

7

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

D.J. Withers, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kansas. D.J. Withers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Kansas paired 8 primary output with 20.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

7

Usage

5.9

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Duke: 0. TCU: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Texas: 1

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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 0 by 0. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

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

Losses0.3 · Games = 3
First Half0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · Games = 5

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Texas

Result
Sat 11/19vs TexasL 14-5533100
Sun 11/13@ Texas TechL 28-4310000
Sat 10/8vs TCUL 31-3800000
Sat 9/24vs DukeW 35-2711000
Sat 9/3vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kansas

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonKansas0
2022 Regular SeasonKansas175.91
2023 PostseasonKansas1.57.11.90.5
2023 Regular SeasonKansas1.57.11.90
2024 Regular SeasonKansas820.96.46.5
2025 Regular SeasonKansas713.74.4-1

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.7 takeover score.

#2

Houston

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.

#3

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

#5

Baylor

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

8 primary output · 20.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

17.9

7 primary · 13.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Kansas

6

1 primary · 7 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.85

Quitman · Quitman, AR

Committed To
UL Monroe
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

53

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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D.J. Withers quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
53