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14 DJ Warnell Jr.

  • Position Safety
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown La Marque, Texas
  • High School Dickinson HS
  • Prev School UCLA
  • Instagram djwarnell
  • Twitter djwarnell15

Biography

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2023: Appeared in all 13 games on special teams and defense... Made 15 total tackles (11 solo, 4 assists) including three tackles for a loss of 23 yards (all sacks)... One pass breakup and one fumble recovery... Notched season-high three tackles (solos) in three games, including the 38-24 win over No. 12 Oklahoma in the Valero Alamo Bowl... Made tackles in four straight games to end season. 

2022: Appeared in 11 games making two starts at safety… Made 26 total tackles including 18 solo and 8 assists… Recorded one tackle for loss, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery… Fumble recovery helped Arizona clinch the Territorial Cup with a 38-35 win over Arizona State on 11/25.

Before Arizona: Played two seasons at UCLA from 2020-21, seeing time in 16 games…Tallied 11 tackles, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble…Career-high three-tackle game against LSU in 2021…Prepped at Dickinson High School in Texas…Selected as a Defensive Player of the Year finalist by the Touchdown Club of Houston as a senior in 2019…First Team 24-6A All-District selection in 2018 and 2019.
 
Personal: Donald Ray Warnell Jr….Son of Donald Warnell Sr. and Donna Curry…Three sisters Nayo, Dresdyn, and Schuyler…Enjoys baking in his free time…Sister, Nayo, played volleyball at Ole Miss...Mother played basketball at Wyoming.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Sophomore

    Safety
    6'3" 200 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Junior

    Safety
    6'3" 200 lbs
    14
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