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2021 Spring Football Roster

16 DJ Exilhomme

  • Position Safety
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Malden, Mass.

Biography

As A Senior (2020): Saw action in nine of the Jaguars’ 11 games his first year with the program, mostly on special teams ... Was credited with an unassisted tackle at 25th-ranked Louisiana.

Central Connecticut State Highlights (2016-19): Was a member of the Blue Devil program for four years ... Voted second-team all-Northeast Conference in 2019 after posting 72 total tackles (three of those were for a loss), five passes broken up, three fumble recoveries, an interception and a blocked kick ... Had three returns for scores on the year, running back fumbles for touchdowns in wins over Merrimack and Bryant while returning a pick 87 yards for a score in defeat of Duquesne ... Was named the NEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 4 after blocking a punt that was returned for a touchdown in victory at Wagner ... Efforts helped CCSU go 11-2 overall, win the league championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs while ending up 23rd in both the final Stats FCS and coaches polls of the season ... Credited with a season-best eight stops in wins over Merrimack, Valparaiso and St. Francis (Pa.) ... Led CCSU with 74 stops — including 2½ behind the line of scrimmage — four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and a blocked kick, posting five additional passes defensed and an interception he ran back 30 yards as a sophomore to be selected first-team all-conference ... Helped the Blue Devils finish third in the league with a 4-2 mark while going 6-5 overall ... Recorded nine stops in 10 appearances as a freshman in 2017 at CCSU finished 8-4 and made an appearance in the FCS playoffs after winning the NEC title with a 6-0 record ... Sat out the 2016 campaign as a redshirt.

High School Highlights: Lettered in football, basketball, lacrosse, wrestling and track at Malden High ... Was a first-team all-league selection ... Helped the Tornados qualify for the state Division I playoffs his senior season.

Personal: Full name is Djorggenson Exilhomme ... Born Nov. 13, 1996, in Haiti ... Son of Wilson and Margrena Exilhomme ... Is the fifth of seven children ... Younger brother, Danley, is a senior running back at Central Connecticut State ... Cousin, Gosder Cherilus, played eight seasons in the National Football League from 2008-16 with the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Favorite movie is “Hancock” ... Favorite teams are the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics ... Likes seafood ... Favorite subject is science ... Likes to do yoga in his spare time ... Wants to start his own business in the future ... Is working toward a master’s degree in sport management.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Senior

    Safety
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2020-21Senior

    Safety
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16