Defensive tackle, Kansas, 2021–25
D.J. Withers
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Little Rock, AR
D.J. Withers played defensive tackle at Kansas (2021–25).
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Wagner, 2025Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas | 52 | DT | RS | ||
| 2022 | Kansas | 52 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Kansas | 52 | DT | So. | ||
| 2024 | Kansas | 52 | DT | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Kansas | 52 | DT | Sr. | 6′4″ | 300 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Kansas 10 games, 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Fresno State | W 31–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | vs. Wagner | W 46–7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Missouri | L 31–42 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. West Virginia | W 41–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Cincinnati | L 34–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at UCF | W 27–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Kansas State | L 17–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 38–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Arizona | L 20–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Iowa State | L 14–38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Kansas 8 games, 21 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Lindenwood | W 48–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atWest Virginia | L 28–32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. TCU | L 27–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Arizona State | L 31–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Houston | W 42–14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atKansas State | L 27–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at BYU | W 17–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Baylor | L 17–45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Kansas 7 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Illinois | W 34–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Texas | L 14–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oklahoma | W 38–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atIowa State | W 28–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Texas Tech | L 13–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atCincinnati | W 49–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. UNLV | W 49–36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Kansas 5 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 56–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Duke | W 35–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.TCU | L 31–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atTexas Tech | L 28–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Texas | L 14–55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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