Dennis Briggs Jr.
Dennis Briggs Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Kansas — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Illinois, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois | 42 | 19 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 12 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 19 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 6 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Florida State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 27 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Martez Poynter’s 2023 season.
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