#5
DJ Warner
Returning to SMU for 2026
DJ Warner
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lance Leipold and Rhett Lashlee. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Boston College — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Career stats
How he plays
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · SMU
Returning around him
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (15 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #32
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology