Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Washington | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
DJ Warner
Junior linebacker for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 233 lb · Phoenix, AZ · Desert Edge HS
Transferred SMU → Washington State for 2026
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL, at Kansas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kansas in 2024.
- Transferred from SMU to Washington State in 2026.
DJ Warner
Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Lance Leipold, Rhett Lashlee and Kirby Moore. The receipt: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kansas State — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Kansas4-star out of Desert Edge
20258 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Pete Kaligis
Washington State
2025era →
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Pete Kaligis, Jimmy Rogers, and Kirby Moore. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Washington State
2025SMU
2026Washington State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
2026Washington State0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | SMU | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
WASHINGTON STATE JUNIOR (2026): Enrolled at WSU in January 2026 and will participate in spring practices. SMU SOPHOMORE (2025): Played in 12 games, totaling six tackles, two tackles-for-loss, and two sacks…added a pass breakup and forced fumble…had two tackles, including 1.5 sacks, at Boston Coll...
The linebacker corps · Washington State
- #44Parker McKenna83 tackles · 2025
- #9Caleb Francl82 tackles · 2025
- #8Nylan Brown37 tackles · 2025
- #40Gavin Barthiel12 tackles · 2025
- #15DJ Warner6 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology