DJ Ivey
DJ Ivey
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. DJ Ivey has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Miami. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Duke — Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 66 tackles — drafted at #246 overall by Cincinnati.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
CincinnatiEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 70–13
vs Bethune-Cookman
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 57-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Derrek Pitts Jr.’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Omarion Cooper's graduate season at Colorado (2023).
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