2023 Football Roster

Ben Ennis
Ben Ennis
Ben Ennis
Ben Ennis
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Georgia State Athletics
Georgia State Athletics
Georgia State Athletics
Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson

8 Javon Denis

  • Position Defensive End
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 272
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Deerfield Beach, Fla.
  • High School Deerfield Beach

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

ATHLETIC HONORS

* Preseason All-Sun Belt (Athlon Sports and Phil Steele)
* 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)

AT GEORGIA STATE: All-Sun Belt Conference defensive end and 2023 Preseason All-Sun Belt selection by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele ... Has 25 career tackles for loss, including 11.5 sacks ... Has two fumble returns for touchdowns, one of just three players in program history with two defensive scores ... Tied for third in program history with four career fumble recoveries ... Member of 2018-19 recruiting class who enrolled in January 2019 and took a redshirt year.
    
2023: Led the team with five sacks...Tied for fourth with 6.5 tackles for loss...Made 31 tackles with six hurries...Recorded sacks against UCONN, Marshall, Georgia Southern, Old Dominion and Utah State...Registered four solo tackles against UCONN and four tackles each against Troy and Appalachian State...Assisted on six tackles at Old Dominion 

2022: Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt recognition ... Second on the team with 9.0 tackles for loss, including four sacks ... Made 47 tackles with five hurries and two fumble recoveries ... Had one of his best games in win over Southern Miss with seven tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss as part of a school-record performance by the GSU defense, which held USM to just 202 total yards, including 33 yards rushing ... Also had a fumble recovery vs. Old Dominion, helping GSU allow just 26 yards rushing and 283 total yards ... On a strip sack vs. James Madison, he recovered and returned the fumble 21 yards for a TD. Also had a career-high eight tackles with one sack and 1.5 TFL in the game.
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2021: Part-time starter at defensive end who made big plays throughout the season ... Finished the season with 33 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... Had two huge fumble recoveries during the season, most notably his 37-yard scoop-and-score vs. Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl as he recovered a fumble caused by Jamil Muhammad on a sack ... Also had a fumble recovery in win at ULM ... Had two sacks in the Panthers’ win at Coastal Carolina, the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent ... Had tackles for loss in wins over Texas State, Georgia Southern, Arkansas State and Charlotte..

2020: Earned playing time on the defensive line ... Played in nine games and made 10 tackles, including three tackles for loss ... Season-high three tackles against Troy and Coastal Carolina..

HIGH SCHOOL: Comes from Deerfield Beach High School, one of the top programs in Florida’s Class 8A ... Helped  Deerfield Beach reach the state semifinals in 2018.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 98

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'0" 245 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'0" 245 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'0" 264 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Defensive End
    6'0" 264 lbs
    98
  • 8

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Defensive End
    6'0" 272 lbs
    8