Javon Denis: DL · Memphis.
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Javon Denis
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Shawn Elliott and Ryan Silverfield. The first career honor came in 2023: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against North Texas — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memphis | 23 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia State | 31 | 13 | 6.5 | 5.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 47 | 18 | 9.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 34 | 16 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Georgia State | 10 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 145 | 66 | 31.0 | 12.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs North Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Troy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-12@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 44-56@ Navy | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 24-7vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-3vs South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-44vs North Texas | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-28vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-44@ UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-18vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-24@ No. 18 Tulane | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-37vs West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
26%6 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
17%4 hurries23 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
52.1%
479 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #265 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Georgia State and Memphis, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Shawn Elliott and Ryan Silverfield.
