DJ Stubbs

Senior wide receiver for Liberty. 2021: 21 catches, 342 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Liberty · Sr. · #5

5′9″ · 185 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 37 · #332 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceLiberty 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1974 nationally · Signed with Liberty

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Senior wide receiver for Liberty. 2021: 21 catches, 342 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Liberty in 2017.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Liberty, 1,882 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 155 yds vs Old Dominion.Old Dominion · W 52-102018

2017

Signed with Liberty3-star out of University Christian

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1974 national

CFB

College

Liberty

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018

Turner Gill

Liberty

2019–2021

Hugh Freeze

Liberty

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Turner Gill → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

37Below cohort / limited sample #332 of 468?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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 & context

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jamey Chadwell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

37 · #332 of 468 WRs

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

Career stats

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

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 36–12

at UAB

1 rec · 4 yds

Dominant 24-point win on the road against UAB.

With M. Willis — 287 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.7 · 144 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · M. Morgan — 42.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Massachusetts · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +6.57Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 60 yds for a TD, (Brayden Beck KICK)
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +4.18DJ Stubbs 54 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck Kick)
Week 12 · Louisiana · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.61DJ Stubbs pass complete to Shedro Louis for 44 yds to the LaLaf 21 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Campbell · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 25 yds to the Camp 37 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Troy · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 27 yds to the Troy 39 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.84Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 20 yds to the Liber 47 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Ole Miss · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 13 yds to the Liber 38 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Middle Tennessee · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.58Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 10 yds to the Liber 36 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Army · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 9 yds to the Liber 35
Week 1 · Campbell · 2&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Malik Willis pass complete to DJ Stubbs for 40 yds to the Camp 6 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ Ole Miss	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 12	L 14-42vs Louisiana	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 13	L 16-31vs Army	2	11	5.5	0	9
Total		19	273	13.0	1	60

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

DJ Stubbs

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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