Demarcus Levon "DJ" Irons Jr. is an American quarterback for the All Mitsubishi Lions of the X-League. He played college football for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Iowa Central Tritions, and Akron Zips. In 2025, he played for the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football.
Early life Irons grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Grayson High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track and field. He was recognized as the Georgia 7A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Eastern Kentucky over offers from Austin Peay, Florida A&M, Jackson State, Prairie View A&M, Savannah State and Tennessee State.
College career Eastern Kentucky Irons redshirted during his true freshman year in 2018 and did not play any games.
Iowa Central CC In 2019, Irons played 11 games and completed 115 of 185 passing attempts for 2,039 yards, 21 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Akron In 2021, Irons appeared in eight games and started three. He completed 78 of 120 passing attempts for 892 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions. In 2022, he started 10 games and completed 253 of 380 passing attempts for 2,609 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
In 2023, Irons was named as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Indiana, where he generated 335 of 474 yards and accumulated 141 yards with two touchdowns, including a 14-yard rushing touchdown. The next week against Buffalo, he suffered a season-ending ACL tear. Irons finished the season with 88 completions on 133 passing attempts for 722 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.
Statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD INT Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2018 Eastern Kentucky Redshirt 2019 Iowa Central CC 11 — — 115 185 62.2 2,039 11.0 21 5 186.8 105 274 2.6 5 2020 Iowa Central CC No season played due to COVID-19 2021 Akron 8 3 1–2 78 120 65.0 892 7.4 8 4 142.8 91 296 3.3 2 2022 Akron 10 10 1–9 253 379 66.8 2,606 6.9 10 7 129.5 133 314 2.4 4 2023 Akron 5 5 1–4 88 133 66.2 722 5.4 3 3 114.7 61 215 3.5 2Career 23 18 3–15 419 632 66.3 4,220 6.7 21 14 128.9 285 825 2.9 8
Professional career
Panthers Wrocław In October 2024, Irons was signed by the Panthers Wrocław in the European League of Football for the 2025 season where he was named the starting quarterback. His contract was renewed for the 2026 season.
All Mitsubishi Lions On April 22, 2026, Irons was signed by the All Mitsubishi Lions of the Japanese X-League.
References
External links Eastern Kentucky Colonels bio Iowa Central Tritons bio Akron Zips bio