Senior defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2025: 2 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
6′4″ · 265 lb · Richland, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
4.5 TFL · 19 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Duke
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2025: 2 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
Denis Jaquez Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Denis Jaquez Jr. has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Syracuse. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Duke — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #403 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #71 of 73 ACC DLs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 66–24
vs Colgate
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 42-point win at home against Colgate.
With S. Angeli — 382 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.5 · 21 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · D. Gill Jr. — 6 rec · 152 yds · 2 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45@ Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs UConn | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 66-24vs Colgate | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-21@ Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 18-31@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-34vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Syracuse
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #35
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bradley Weaver’s 2025 season.
Matches Bradley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marvin Jones Jr.'s senior season at Oklahoma (2025).
Matches Marvin on
Player DNA