DJ Irons
American football player
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Demarcus Levon "DJ" Irons Jr. is an American quarterback for the Panthers Wrocław of the European League of Football who played college football for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Iowa Central Tritions, and Akron Zips. In 2025, he will play for the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football.
| No. 5 – All Mitsubishi Lions | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grayson (Loganville, Georgia) |
| College | Eastern Kentucky (2018) Iowa Central (2019–2020) Akron (2021–2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024 (undrafted) |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
Early life
Irons grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Grayson High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track and field. He was recognized as the Georgia 7A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Eastern Kentucky over offers from Austin Peay, Florida A&M, Jackson State, Prairie View A&M, Savannah State and Tennessee State.[2]
College career
Eastern Kentucky
Irons redshirted during his true freshman year in 2018 and did not play any games.[3]
Iowa Central CC
In 2019, Irons played 11 games and completed 115 of 185 passing attempts for 2,039 yards, 21 touchdowns and five interceptions.[4][5]
Akron
In 2021, Irons appeared in eight games and started three. He completed 78 of 120 passing attempts for 892 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions.[6] In 2022, he started 10 games and completed 253 of 380 passing attempts for 2,609 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.[6]
In 2023, Irons was named as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Indiana, where he generated 335 of 474 yards and accumulated 141 yards with two touchdowns, including a 14-yard rushing touchdown.[7] The next week against Buffalo, he suffered a season-ending ACL tear.[8] Irons finished the season with 88 completions on 133 passing attempts for 722 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.[6]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2018 | Eastern Kentucky |  Redshirt | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Iowa Central CC | 11 | — | — | 115 | 185 | 62.2 | 2,039 | 11.0 | 21 | 5 | 186.8 | 105 | 274 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 2020 | Iowa Central CC | No season played due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Akron | 8 | 3 | 1–2 | 78 | 120 | 65.0 | 892 | 7.4 | 8 | 4 | 142.8 | 91 | 296 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2022 | Akron | 10 | 10 | 1–9 | 253 | 379 | 66.8 | 2,606 | 6.9 | 10 | 7 | 129.5 | 133 | 314 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2023 | Akron | 5 | 5 | 1–4 | 88 | 133 | 66.2 | 722 | 5.4 | 3 | 3 | 114.7 | 61 | 215 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Career | 23 | 18 | 3–15 | 419 | 632 | 66.3 | 4,220 | 6.7 | 21 | 14 | 128.9 | 285 | 825 | 2.9 | 8 | |
Professional career
In October 2024, Irons was signed by the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football for the 2025 season. He is expected to be the starting QB for the Wroclaw Panthers for the 2025 season.[10]
In 2026, Irons was signed by the All Mitsubishi Lions of X-League (Japan).[11]