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DJ Epps
Senior · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height5' 11"
Weight188 lbs
HometownPhenix City, AL
Unitoffense
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ClassRedshirt Senior
High schoolRussell County
Previous schoolTroy
Official hometownPhenix City, Ala.
2025 (r-Jr.) – Troy
- Played wide receiver for coach Gerad Parker
- Saw action in all 14 games, including 10 starts
- Finished with a team-high 47 catches, second with 512 yards, had a team-tying five touchdowns with a long of 48
- Caught passes on 66.2% of his targets and had six games with four or more receptions
- Ranked No. 2 in the Sun Belt with 554 return yards on 23 kickoffs with a long of 79
- Totaled 140 return yards on three kickoffs with a long of 79 in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
- Added 50 yards on four catches at JMU, including a long catch of 20 yards
- Registered his second 100-yard receiving game with eight catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia State
- Tallied a season-high 148 yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches at Texas State
- Recorded five catches for 59 yards and caught his first career touchdown pass against South Alabama
- Finished with four catches for 44 yards with a long of 17 yards at Clemson
2024 (r-So.) – Troy
- Appeared in six games
- Caught one pass for five yards against Florida A&M
2023 (r-Fr.) – Troy
- Saw action against Arkansas State
2022 (Fr.) – Troy
- Redshirted
High School
- Played quarterback for coach Dillon Griggs at Russell County High
- Earned all-area first-team honors
- Rushed for 285 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries, caught 30 passes for 544 yards and four touchdowns
- Registered a season-high eight catches for 134 yards against Opelika
- Recorded six catches for a season-high 151 yards and two touchdowns against Smith’s Station
- Finished with a season-high two rushing touchdowns against Percy Julian
- Had a season-high 89 yards and a touchdown against Lanier
- Returned seven punts for 84 yards and a touchdown
- Totaled 1,013 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns
- Also played basketball
Personal
- Son of Dammuon Epps and Tanya Griffin
- Majoring in sport leadership
Career record
Available statistics
Receiving
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | troy trojans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | troy trojans | 47 | 512 | 10.9 | 5 | 48 |
Rushing
| Season | Team | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | troy trojans | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
Returning
| Season | Team | ATT | YDS | TD | FC | LNG | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | troy trojans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 554 | 0 | 79 |
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | troy trojans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Team | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | troy trojans | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |