Defensive line, Illinois (from Ohio), 2017–23
Denzel Daxon
Lettered 2023 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 320 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Nassau, NP
- Born
- Mar 27, 1999
Denzel Daxon played defensive line at Ohio (2017–22) and Illinois (2023).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ohio | 6 | DL | |||
| 2018 | Ohio | 6 | DL | |||
| 2019 | Ohio | 6 | DL | RS | ||
| 2020 | Ohio | 6 | DL | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Ohio | 6 | DL | So. | ||
| 2022 | Ohio | 6 | DL | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 6 | DL | Sr. | 6′2″ | 320 |
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
2023 Illinois 10 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Toledo | W 30–28 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Kansas | L 23–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 23–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Purdue | L 19–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Nebraska | L 7–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Wisconsin | L 21–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Minnesota | W 27–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | W 48–45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa | L 13–15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 43–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Ohio 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Penn State | L 10–46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Akron | W 55–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Miami (OH) | W 37–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Ohio 6 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. Duquesne | L 26–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atNorthwestern | L 6–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atAkron | W 34–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Buffalo | L 26–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Kent State | L 27–34 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Eastern Michigan | W 34–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 318 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 81⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.81 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 8′3″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 8.34 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.90 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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