Usage Score
2.4
Player Dossier
2020-2025UCLA
DJ Warnell
DB • 6'2" • 208 lbs • Dickinson, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Warnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.
Efficiency
9
Consistency
4.2
Season Value
4.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 4
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- UCLA • Arizona • Indiana • Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
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.
DJ Warnell, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UCLA. DJ Warnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UCLA paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 4 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Arizona, Indiana, Nevada.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Loss with 0.5 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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2025 Regular Season · Nevada
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
9
Usage
2.4
Consistency
4.2
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. San Diego State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Boise State: 0. Utah State: 0.5. San José State: 0. Wyoming: 0. UNLV: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 2 by 13.3. San José State: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. UNLV: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=4 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
13.3 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs UNLV | L 17-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Wyoming | W 13-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs San José State | W 55-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Utah State | L 14-51 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Boise State | L 3-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | @ New Mexico | L 22-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs San Diego State | L 10-44 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Penn State | L 11-46 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UCLA
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Indiana
2024
Peak year stop
- 4
Nevada
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCLA | 2 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona | 2 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arizona | 6 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arizona | 6 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 3 | 15.6 | 3.5 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nevada | 0.5 | 9 | 2.4 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Washington
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.9 takeover score.
#2
Colorado
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
3
Primary metric
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.
#4
Oklahoma
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#5
Arizona State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · UCLA
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
36.6
#2
2023 Postseason · Arizona
14.1
6 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Arizona
14.1
6 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.9009
Newbury Park · Newbury Park, CA
- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
4
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
72
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.