Quarterback, Akron, 2018–⁠23

D.J. Irons

Height: 6′4″
Weight: 215 lb
Class (2023): Senior
Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA

Wikipedia readers: about 153 a month over the past year

D.J. Irons played quarterback at Akron (2018–⁠23).

413passing yards, best game on fileat Ohio, 2022 3touchdown passes, best game on filetwice; last vs. Bowling Green, 2022 141rushing yards, best game on fileat Indiana, 2023 2rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last at Indiana, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

892

2,587

722

2–⁠102–⁠102–⁠10

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2021	Akron	78	120	65.0	892	7.4	8	4
2022	Akron	255	381	66.9	2,587	6.8	10	7
2023	Akron	88	133	66.2	722	5.4	3	3
On file (2021–⁠23)		421	634	66.4	4,201	6.6	21	14

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2021	Akron	91	296	3.3	2	24
2022	Akron	133	312	2.3	4	53
2023	Akron	61	215	3.5	2	47
On file (2021–⁠23)		285	823	2.9	8	53

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2021	Akron	QB	So.
2022	Akron	QB	Jr.
2023	Akron	QB	Sr.	6′4″	215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. pass	Adj. rush
2021	Akron	155	0.23	26th (n=145)	0.33	36.3	37%	0.18	0.25
2022	Akron	454	0.29	41st (n=250)	0.32	130.9	66%	0.30	0.15
2023	Akron	141	0.07	–	–	9.7	60%	0.18	–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Akron 5 games, 722 passing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 2	atTemple	L 21–⁠24	17	29	205	2	1	−7
Sep 9	vs.Morgan State	W 24–⁠21	7	9	57	0	0	−26
Sep 16	atKentucky	L 3–⁠35	23	34	130	0	0	30
Sep 23	atIndiana	L 27–⁠29	22	35	194	0	2	141
Sep 30	vs.Buffalo	L 10–⁠13	19	26	136	1	0	77

2022 Akron 10 games, 2,587 passing yards, 10 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 1	vs.Saint Francis	W 30–⁠23	24	39	273	2	0	12
Sep 10	atMichigan State	L 0–⁠52	9	13	123	0	0	30
Sep 17	atTennessee	L 6–⁠63	32	44	241	0	0	4
Sep 24	atLiberty	L 12–⁠21	29	52	269	1	1	−1
Oct 1	vs.Bowling Green	L 28–⁠31	20	33	224	3	1	105
Oct 8	atOhio	L 34–⁠55	43	54	413	0	1	23
Oct 15	vs.Central Michigan	L 21–⁠28	25	38	255	1	0	12
Oct 22	atKent State	L 27–⁠33	32	43	383	1	2	37
Oct 29	vs.Miami (OH)	L 9–⁠27	31	49	316	1	1	58
Nov 8	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 28–⁠34	10	16	90	1	1	32

2021 Akron 8 games, 892 passing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 4	atAuburn	L 10–⁠60	13	13	129	1	0	2
Sep 11	vs.Temple	L 24–⁠45	12	22	109	1	1	27
Sep 18	vs.Bryant	W 35–⁠14	19	23	296	3	0	136
Sep 25	atOhio State	L 7–⁠59	14	29	115	1	2	17
Oct 2	vs.Ohio	L 17–⁠34	14	17	175	2	0	64
Oct 23	vs.Buffalo	L 10–⁠45	5	13	66	0	1	54
Nov 2	vs.Ball State	L 25–⁠31	0	1	0	0	0	–
Nov 9	atWestern Michigan	L 40–⁠45	1	2	2	0	0	−4