2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Denzel Daxon
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 320
- Hometown:
- Nassau, Bahamas
- High School:
- Carol City (Fla.)
- Prev School:
- Ohio
2023 Senior
- Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at nose tackle
- 27 tackles on the season
- Three or more tackles in seven games
- More than doubled his career output during his one season at Illinois
- Career-high four tackles vs. Nebraska (10/6/23) and vs. Northwestern (11/25/23)
- Started at nose tackle in Illinois debut, and posted three tackles in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
- Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining
- Enrolled at Illinois for the spring semester in 2023
2022 Junior - Ohio
- Played in 12 games
- Three tackles
2021 Sophomore - Ohio
- Played in all 12 games
- Eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs, and 1.0 sack
- Academic All-MAC
2020 Redshirt Freshman - Ohio
- Did not play in a game
2019 Freshman - Ohio
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- 35 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss and three sacks as a senior
- 54 total tackles, 28 tackles for loss and three sacks as a junior
- All-county
- Honor Roll
Personal
- Son of Don Daxon
- One brother, Don Daxon Jr., and one sister, Iesha Daxon
- Came to the United States in 2016
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