Denzel Daxon: DL · Illinois · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Denzel Daxon
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tim Albin and Bret Bielema. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Northwestern — Week 13, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-28vs Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-34@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-44@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-20vs Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 21-25vs Wisconsin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-26@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-45vs Indiana | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-15@ Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 43-45vs Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 30-28
vs Toledo
0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Toledo at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry27 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
51.4%
413 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
66.9
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #276 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Ohio and Illinois, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Frank Solich, Tim Albin and Bret Bielema.
From Nassau, NP — one of 4 players from Bahamas in FBS this season.
