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Demarcus Levon "DJ" Irons Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Akron Zips. He previously played for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Iowa Central Tritions.

Early life and high school

Irons grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Grayson High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. During high school, he was recognized as the Georgia 7A Offensive Player of the Year during his senior year.[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

During the 2019 season, he played in 11 games and finished the season with completing 115 out of 185 passing attempts for 2,039 yards, 21 touchdowns and five interceptions.[4][5]

Akron

During the 2021 season, he appeared in eight games and started three of them. He finished the season with completing 78 out of 120 passing attempts for 892 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions.[6] During the 2022 season, he played in and started 10 games and finished the season with completing 253 out of 380 passing attempts for 2,609 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.[7]

During the 2023 season, he was named as the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after his performance during the Week 4 game against Indiana after he generated 335 of 474 yards and accumulated 141 yards with two touchdowns. He also made a 14-yard rushing touchdown while having a three-point advantage.[8] After the Week 5 game against Buffalo, Irons suffered from an ACL injury which was torn making him miss the remainder of the season.[9] He finished the season with completing 88 out of 133 passing attempts for 722 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.[10]

References

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External links

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