A four-year Kansas defensive tackle who signed with Dallas as an undrafted free agent after starting all 12 games in his final college season.
D.J. Withers spent four seasons anchoring the middle of Kansas's defensive line before going unselected in the 2026 NFL Draft and signing with the Dallas Cowboys. The Little Rock, Arkansas native is a well-built interior lineman looking to work his way onto Dallas's defensive front.
Path to the league
Withers, a three-star recruit out of Little Rock, Arkansas, played four seasons at Kansas as a defensive tackle. He went undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as part of the team's undrafted free agent class.
Career highlights
Over his final two seasons at Kansas, Withers combined for 37 tackles and five sacks from the interior of the Jayhawks' defensive line. He started all 12 games in his senior season, providing steady, if unspectacular, production as a run-stuffer at 6-foot-4 and near 300 pounds.
2025 season recap
In his final year at Kansas in 2025, Withers started all 12 games and recorded 16 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, his most productive season as a pass rusher. That closing stretch helped him land a free agent deal with Dallas once the draft passed him by.
Sources
- ESPN: D.J. Withers
- KU Sports: Where former KU players are headed as undrafted free agents
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Kansas
- Hometown
- Little Rock, AR, USA
- Age
- 23
- Status
- active
