DJ Stubbs

#5 · WR · Sr. · Liberty5′9″ · 185 lb · Jacksonville, FL · University Christian

DJ Stubbs: WR · Liberty · #5.

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DJ Stubbs

WR · Liberty · Sr · #5

Beats you over the top. Played for two head coaches at Liberty: Turner Gill and Hugh Freeze. On tape: 72 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Massachusetts, Week 9, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Liberty	21	342	16.3	2	60
2020	Liberty	38	523	13.8	3	53
2019	Liberty	31	386	12.5	3	47
2018	Liberty	50	631	12.6	1	55
Career		140	1,882	13.4	9	60

Season	Team
2021	Liberty	--	--	11	47
2020	Liberty	2	−10	--	--
2019	Liberty	1	−12	--	35
2018	Liberty	--	--	--	101
Career		3	−22	11	183

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-7vs Campbell	3	68	22.7	0	40
Wk 2	W 21-13@ Troy	3	34	11.3	0	27
Wk 5	W 36-12@ UAB	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Middle Tennessee	2	8	4.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 28-31@ UL Monroe	2	32	16.0	0	20
Wk 8	W 35-26@ North Texas	2	27	13.5	0	22
Wk 9	W 62-17vs Massachusetts	2	72	36.0	1	60	Season-high 72 yds
Wk 10	L 14-27@ No. 15 Ole Miss	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 12	L 14-42vs No. 22 Louisiana	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 13	L 16-31vs Army	2	11	5.5	0	9
Total		19	273	14.4	1	60

Signature game

Week 9 · 2021

W 62-17

vs Massachusetts

2 rec · 72 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 45-point win at home against Massachusetts.

With M. Willis — 307 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.8 · 37 rush yds (8 car) · K. Salter — 47 rush yds (3 car) · 39 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.9

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +6.57Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 60 yds for a TD, (Brayden Beck KICK)
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.18Willis to Stubbs: a 54-yard touchdown pass.
Week 12 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.61DJ Stubbs pass complete to Shedro Louis for 44 yds to the LaLaf 21 for a
Week 1 · Campbell · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 25 yds to the Camp 37 for a
Week 2 · Troy · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 27 yds to the Troy 39 for a
Week 7 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.84Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 20 yds to the Liber 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 13 yds to the Liber 38 for a
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.58Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 10 yds to the Liber 36 for a
Week 13 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 9 yds to the Liber 35
Week 1 · Campbell · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 40 yds to the Camp 6 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Liberty6-6HC: Turner Gill · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2020Liberty10-1HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 37 (#332 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

37Below cohort / limited sample #332 of 468 · 2021?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (83rd percentile). Strength: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Concern: catch rate (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#115 / 655 · 83rd pct

15.5

Explosive rate#132 / 655 · 79th pct

18.8%

TD rate#308 / 655 · 52nd pct

6.2%

EPA / target#407 / 655 · 38th pct

0.55

Catch rate#521 / 655 · 20th pct

65.6%

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#100 / 557 · 82nd pct

16.3

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Long catch#163 / 557 · 70th pct

Rec yards#314 / 557 · 44th pct

342

Rec TDs#278 / 557 · 42nd pct

Receptions#373 / 557 · 32nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.0	32.6	14.4	0.2
Road5g	1.8	22.0	11.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	29.2	11.6	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	25.4	14.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Hugh Freeze

Pass share

43.1%

381 pass / 504 run

Plays / game

73.8

12 games

Team sack rate

12.2%

444 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

21 catches and 1 pass attempt in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

37 · #332 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #332 at the position.

DJ Stubbs

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

21 catches and 1 pass attempt in 10 games

Five seasons at Liberty

2017