DJ Warner
Washington State Cougars
83
Good

DJ Warner

Washington State CougarsRebuilding
WLBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · SMU
Projected Starter

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DJ Warner is the projected starter at WLB for Washington State Cougars.

Junior · #15 · 6'4", 233 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Washington State Cougars

  1. 11583DJ WarnerStarter
  2. 21669Isaiah Hung

Washington State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Desert Edge, ranked #124 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #124 NatlTeam Share2%
Phoenix, AZ
Jersey
#15
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
233 lbs
Transfer
SMU

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—622

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9438
National Rank
#124
High School
Desert Edge
Hometown
Goodyear, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 66th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 66% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-16

Oct 4LFRESTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-6

Sep 26LARIZTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-24

Sep 19WDUQTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-7

Sep 12LKSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 6LWASHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

DJ Warner's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

6 tkl · 2 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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