Temple University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Diwun Black
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Osceola
2024 (Redshirt Senior): Named a preseason All-AAC linebacker by Athlon Sports and College Football Network ... named to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl watchlist ... made season debut vs. Army ... tied a career-high with 8 tackles at UConn ... named defensive player of the game honors after closing out the Homecoming win vs. Tulsa with a 2.0 sack performance including a forced fumble that was recovered by Temple ... at East Carolina, forced a fumble for the third straight game ... had a sack in overtime to take Florida Atlantic out of FG range ... was captain for game vs. North Texas ... earned defensive scout team player of the week (Coastal Carolina) ... lettered.
2023 (Redshirt Junior): Transferred to Temple in summer of 2023 ... named a preseason All-AAC linebacker by Phil Steele ... played first game as a Temple Owl in week one vs. Akron ... recorded first career solo sack while tying a career high in tackles for loss (3) vs Norfolk State ... made first career start vs. Miami ... had a career high in sacks with 2.0 at North Texas ... had a fumble recovery in the first quarter vs. SMU, the first of his career ... finished tied for team lead in sacks on the season with 3.5 (tied with Jordan Magee) ... served as a core member on special teams ... lettered.
2021 (Junior): Saw action in 10 games … recorded one solo tackle against Alabama and two solo tackles against USF in his Gators debut.
JUCO: Rated as the No. 1-rated JUCO recruit in the 2021 247Sports Composite Rankings ... led Mississippi Gulf Coast to 2019 NJCAA National Championship ... recorded 46 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss one interception and five pass breakups in 11 games throughout the season.
High School: Attended Forest (Miss.) for first three seasons of high school, totaling 225 tackles, 15.0 TFLs and 18 interceptions at safety and linebacker ... also caught 24 passes for 369 yards and five touchdowns at wide receiver ... originally committed to Mississippi State in 2017 and Ole Miss in early 2018 before flipping to Florida in August of 2018 ... played basketball at Osceola and led school to a 9A state title after tallying 35 points and 10 rebounds in 2019 state championship game
Personal: Born Diwun Q. Black in Jackson, Miss. ... list of favorites include: Blind Side (movie), Martin (TV show), Rap/Country (music), Lebron James (athlete) ... education major.
