Justin Denson Jr.

Purdue

Position

#21

Number

6'2"

Height

207 lbs

Weight

Sophomore

Class

2026

0.0

Sacks

TFL

Int

Games

Tackles

Pass Def

Career

0.0

Sacks

TFL

Int

Games

Tackles

Pass Def

Latest Performance

Justin Denson Jr.

Oct 16

WASH

L 26-38

Comb Tkl

Solo Tkl

Ast Tkl

TFL

0.0

Sacks

Int

Pass Def

Games

Next
at
PSU
CAREER
at PSU
Fri, Oct 16
vs
WASH
L 26-38
SCK
0.0
TFL
0
INT
0
FF
0
Sat, Oct 10
vs
MINN
W 41-13
SCK
0.0
TFL
0
INT
0
FF
0
Sat, Oct 03
at
ILL
W 24-17
SCK
0.0
TFL
0
INT
0
FF
0
Sat, Sep 26
vs
ND
L 10-49
SCK
0.0
TFL
0
INT
0
FF
0
Sat, Sep 19
at
UCLA
L 38-52
SCK
0.0
TFL
1
INT
0
FF
0

Summary

Justin Denson Jr. has played 3 seasons for Michigan State and Purdue. He has had 22 solo tackles and 17 assists.

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More Purdue Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,822

Browne

RUSH

568

Ijeboi

REC

588

Waseem

Team Rankings

PPG

31.3

59th

OPP PPG

32.3

135th

RUSH YDS/G

128.4

127th

PASS YDS/G

280.7

22nd

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
7	Nebraska	2-1	5-1
8	Minnesota	2-1	4-2
9	Purdue	2-2	3-4
10	Northwestern	2-1	5-1
11	Oregon	1-1	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PUR	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	MD	@	PUR	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	PUR	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	WIS	@	PUR	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	PUR	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Washington

4 - 3

Final

Purdue

3 - 4

Fri 16 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

833

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

984

Smith

932

Legree

741

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

19

Sayin

18

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

198.6

Stockton

186.5

Carr

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.9

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

12.9

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

522.3

521.4

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

325.6

303.5

299.4

272.4

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

334.4

325.2

323.1

322.4

Sack Leaders

25.0

24.0

22.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	4	2	.667
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	4	.333
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
5	Buffalo	4	3	.571
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	3	.571
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	2	5	.286
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	5	2	.714
10	Texas	4	2	.667
11	LSU	5	2	.714
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	1	.857
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	6	1	.857
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	5	1	.833
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	3	2	.600
15	Rutgers	2	4	.333
16	Penn State	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	4	2	.667
4	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
5	SMU	5	1	.833
6	Virginia	4	3	.571
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	3	3	.500
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	4	2	.667
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	5	.286
10	South Florida	4	2	.667
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	2	.667
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333