DJ Warner holds the MLB · Backup spot in Washington State Cougars’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

DJ Warner is a 6'4", 229-pound linebacker from Phoenix, Arizona who attended Desert Edge High School. A four-star recruit rated 0.9438 by major services, Warner recorded 66 tackles and 20 tackles for loss in high school while also earning First-Team All-Region honors. He initially played at Kansas in 2024, appearing in 12 games as a freshman. Warner then transferred to SMU for the 2025 season, where he played in 12 games with six tackles, two tackles-for-loss, and two sacks, including 1.5 sacks against Boston College. He enrolled at Washington State in January 2026 and will participate in spring practices.

Kansas2024

SMU2025

Washington State2026 — present