2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Dennis Briggs Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 275
- Major:
- Crop Sciences
- Hometown:
- Kissimmee, Fla.
- High School:
- Gateway
- Prev School:
- Florida State
2024 Senior
- Played in all 13 games
- Recorded sack in overtime to help Illinois win at #22 Nebraska (9/20/24)
- Notched season-high six total tackles (three assisted, three solo) against #19 Kansas (9/7/24)
- Made four total tackles (three assisted, one solo) in Illinois debut against EIU (8/29/24)
- Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining
- Played in 49 games with 10 starts during Florida State career
- 76 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries during Florida State career
2023 Junior (Florida State)
- Played in 10 games
- Helped Florida State to an undefeated 13-0 regular season and ACC championship
- 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two quarterback hurries on the season
- Sacked eventual Heisman winner Jayden Daniels in the season-opening win over #5 LSU (9/3/23)
- Senior Bowl watch list
2022 Sophomore (Florida State)
- Team captain
- Played in all 13 games with three starts
- Seminole Scholar
- 21 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one quarterback hurry, and one pass breakup on the season
- Three tackles and 1.0 sack in the Cheez-It Bowl victory against Oklahoma (12/29/22), including a half-sack on the final play of the game to secure the victory
- Season-high four tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sack in 49-17 win against Louisiana (11/19/22)
- Two tackles, including 1.0 sack, against #4 Clemson (10/15/22)
- One tackle and one quarterback hurry at #14 NC State (10/8/22)
- Three tackles and one pass breakup against #22 Wake Forest (10/1/22)
- One tackle, 0.5 sack, in 24-23 victory against LSU (9/4/22) in the Superdome in New Orleans
2021 Sophomore (Florida State)
- Played in the season's first four games with two starts before a season-ending injury
- Granted a medical redshirt
- Six tackles, 0.5 for loss, two quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and one pass breakup on the season
- Season-high three tackles, including 0.5 for loss, with one quarterback hurry vs. Louisville (9/25/21)
2020 Sophomore (Florida State)
- Played in five games with three starts
- Six tackles, one forced fumble, and one quarterback hurry on the season
- Earned Florida State's Defense Most Improved Award
- Season-high three tackles in a victory over #5 North Carolina (10/17/20)
2019 Redshirt Freshman (Florida State)
- Played in all 13 games with two starts (at Boston College, vs. Alabama State)
- 28 tackles, 3.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries, and one pass breakup on the season
- Tied career-high tackles total with six, adding career-high 2.0 for loss with first collegiate sack, in 49-12 win against Alabama State (11/16/19)
- Career-high six tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in 38-31 victory at Boston College (11/9/16)
- Four tackles and one fumble recovery at #2 Clemson (10/12/19)
- Two tackles, one forced fumble, and one quarterback hurry in 31-13 win against North Carolina State (9/28/19)
- Opened season with four tackles against Boise State (8/31/19)
2018 Freshman (Florida State)
- Played four games and redshirted the season
- Two tackles, one quarterback hurry, and one pass breakup on the season
- Two tackles, one quarterback hurry, and one pass breakup in 22-21 victory against #22 Boston College (11/17/22)
- Made collegiate debut in 37-19 win against Northern Illinois (9/22/18)
- Also played against #3 Notre Dame and #13 Florida
High School
- Consensus four-star recruit
- Ranked 27th in the country at his position and 42nd overall in the state of Florida by 247Sports
- Ranked as the 13th strong side defensive end in the country and 44th overall in Florida by Rivals
- 116 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, nine sacks, and three forced fumbles as a senior
- All-Orange Belt Conference First Team as a senior
- All-state second team as a senior
- 2017 Central Florida All-Star Game
- Finished with more than 245 tackles and 24 sacks in his high school career
- Chose Florida State over several offers, including Miami, Louisville, and South Carolina
Personal
- Born May 23, 2000
- Majoring in crop sciences
- Earned a graduate certificate from the University of Illinois in health communication in May 2024
- Graduated Florida State with a degree in interdisciplinary social science in May 2022
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