#10
Miami · 2026

Darian Mensah

QBJunior6' 3", 205 lbsSan Luis Obispo, CA
Miami Hurricanes6-0 · TDC #3
Snap share
84%
6 of 6 started · 346 of 414 snaps
Pass yards
1764
17th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
18–1
Yards / att.
10.6
2nd of 142 in FBS
Completion
80.8%
1st of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.71
1st of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

179 plays · +127.9 total EPA · 1st of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.71
Passing+0.71
Rushing+0.76
1st down+0.80
2nd down+0.49
3rd down+1.05
Standard downs+0.82
Passing downs+0.50
MensahQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays42%
Pass plays88%
Run plays4%
1st down36%
2nd down44%
3rd down59%
Standard downs37%
Passing downs62%
MensahQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks160—
Success rate60.0%1st / 170
Explosive pass rate16.8%12th / 170
Deep-throw rate9.0%148th / 170
Sack rate3.1%44th / 170
Interception rate0.6%—
3rd-down conversion51.4%17th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries12—
Success rate41.7%—
Explosive run rate25.0%—
Stuffed at the line33.3%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries1—

Charting

Where Mensah's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
6.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
9%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
7.1
896 yds after the catch
Air yards
739
of 1635 yds on charted throws
Pressured
8%
hurried or sacked · 5 sacks

Where he throws158 throws charted

80% comp6.8 avg. depth7.1 YAC/catch9% 20+ air yds18–1 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 15 throws (9%), 15 caught (100%), 84 yds, 5.6 per throw15100% · 84yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (11%), 15 caught (88%), 147 yds, 8.6 per throw1788% · 147yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 44 yds, 7.3 per throw667% · 44yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 6 caught (67%), 116 yds, 12.9 per throw967% · 116yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 9 caught (90%), 229 yds, 22.9 per throw1090% · 229yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 91 yds, 18.2 per throw560% · 91yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 5 throws (3%), 5 caught (100%), 28 yds, 5.6 per throw5100% · 28yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 10 yds, 3.3 per throw367% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 8 caught (80%), 82 yds, 8.2 per throw1080% · 82yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 37 yds, 7.4 per throw560% · 37yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 61 yds, 15.3 per throw475% · 61yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 85 yds, 42.5 per throw2100% · 85yRight, Behind air yards: 16 throws (10%), 14 caught (88%), 122 yds, 7.6 per throw1688% · 122yRight, 0–4 air yards: 26 throws (16%), 19 caught (73%), 212 yds, 8.2 per throw2673% · 212yRight, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 7 caught (88%), 53 yds, 6.6 per throw888% · 53yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 64 yds, 10.7 per throw683% · 64yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 54 yds, 13.5 per throw475% · 54yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per throw250% · 20yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 96 yds, 24.0 per throw450% · 96y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Duke

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Mensah’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
7.9
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
15%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.6
820 yds after the catch
Air yards
685
of 1505 yds on charted throws
Pressured
19%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws235 throws charted

66% comp7.9 avg. depth5.6 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds33–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 21 throws (9%), 21 caught (100%), 115 yds, 5.5 per throw21100% · 115yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (6%), 13 caught (93%), 102 yds, 7.3 per throw1493% · 102yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (7%), 7 caught (44%), 51 yds, 3.2 per throw1644% · 51yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 29 yds, 9.7 per throw367% · 29yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 49 yds, 9.8 per throw560% · 49yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 8 throws (3%), 3 caught (38%), 76 yds, 9.5 per throw838% · 76yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 2 caught (40%), 65 yds, 13.0 per throw540% · 65yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), -11 yds, -11.0 per throw1100% · -11yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 19 throws (8%), 13 caught (68%), 90 yds, 4.7 per throw1968% · 90yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 8 caught (67%), 91 yds, 7.6 per throw1267% · 91yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 7 caught (78%), 116 yds, 12.9 per throw978% · 116yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 56 yds, 28.0 per throw250% · 56yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 56 yds, 18.7 per throw367% · 56yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 2 caught (50%), 115 yds, 28.8 per throw450% · 115yRight, Behind air yards: 28 throws (12%), 24 caught (86%), 129 yds, 4.6 per throw2886% · 129yRight, 0–4 air yards: 27 throws (11%), 17 caught (63%), 91 yds, 3.4 per throw2763% · 91yRight, 5–9 air yards: 23 throws (10%), 11 caught (48%), 92 yds, 4.0 per throw2348% · 92yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 6 caught (60%), 92 yds, 9.2 per throw1060% · 92yRight, 15–19 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 2 caught (20%), 31 yds, 3.1 per throw1020% · 31yRight, 20–29 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 2 caught (18%), 70 yds, 6.4 per throw1118% · 70yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction16 carries

Left
13%
18.5 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
25%
7.5 YPC · 75% succ.
Right
63%
6.1 YPC · 80% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farMiami#3 · 6-0684%135/167176418–110.660.0%15855.7241.7%
2025Duke#44 · 9-51498%334/500397334–67.947.4%59-32-0.5138.2%
2024Tulane#32 · 9-51387%189/287272322–69.549.1%601322.2158.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darian Mensah's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Darian Mensah's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

8.2 avg. game scoreBest: 9.8 at Stanford (Week 1)3 of 6 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@StanfordW 45–69.8273090.040113.450155.005
2Florida A&MW 77–78.6141593.325216.83022110.5011
3@Wake ForestW 33–206.7303488.22206.530252.506
4Central MichiganW 52–39.1232785.233812.5304215.3119
5@ClemsonW 41–137.2182766.72278.4103279.0134
7Florida StateW 43–357.5233467.63269.631362.009
2026 · 6 games8.213516780.8176410.618115855.7234

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions135—
Attempts167—
Completion %80.8%1st / 142
Yards176417th / 265
Yards / att.10.62nd / 142
Touchdowns184th / 265
Interceptions1—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries15—
Yards85492nd / 1457
Yards / carry5.7—
Touchdowns2221st / 631
Long34—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Stanford✓ QB67563384%
Wk 2 · Florida A&M✓ QB72351749%
Wk 3 · Wake Forest✓ QB666639100%
Wk 4 · Central Michigan✓ QB68483171%
Wk 5 · Clemson✓ QB626230100%
Wk 7 · Florida State✓ QB797938100%
Season6 GS41434618884%

Position Room

6 QBs on the Miami roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
10Darian MensahQBJR1671764181+0.71
5Luke NickelQBFR2020431+0.64
11Dereon ColemanQBFR63000-0.23
15Judd AndersonQBSO—————
18Joe BorchersQBJR—————
18Vinny GonzalezQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Miami depth chart →