EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Passing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbacks | 160 | — |
| Success rate | 60.0% | 1st / 170 |
| Explosive pass rate | 16.8% | 12th / 170 |
| Deep-throw rate | 9.0% | 148th / 170 |
| Sack rate | 3.1% | 44th / 170 |
| Interception rate | 0.6% | — |
| 3rd-down conversion | 51.4% | 17th / 170 |
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 12 | — |
| Success rate | 41.7% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 25.0% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 33.3% | — |
| First downs | 4 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 1 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Where Mensah's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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.
3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD–INT | Y/A | Dropback SR | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Miami#3 · 6-0 | 6 | 84% | 135/167 | 1764 | 18–1 | 10.6 | 60.0% | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 2 | 41.7% |
| 2025 | Duke#44 · 9-5 | 14 | 98% | 334/500 | 3973 | 34–6 | 7.9 | 47.4% | 59 | -32 | -0.5 | 1 | 38.2% |
| 2024 | Tulane#32 · 9-5 | 13 | 87% | 189/287 | 2723 | 22–6 | 9.5 | 49.1% | 60 | 132 | 2.2 | 1 | 58.3% |
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.
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
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ | W 45–6 | 9.8 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 401 | 13.4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | W 77–7 | 8.6 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 252 | 16.8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | @ | W 33–20 | 6.7 | 30 | 34 | 88.2 | 220 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | W 52–3 | 9.1 | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 338 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| 5 | @ | W 41–13 | 7.2 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 227 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | W 43–35 | 7.5 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 326 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2026 · 6 games | 8.2 | 135 | 167 | 80.8 | 1764 | 10.6 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 2 | 34 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Passing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 135 | — |
| Attempts | 167 | — |
| Completion % | 80.8% | 1st / 142 |
| Yards | 1764 | 17th / 265 |
| Yards / att. | 10.6 | 2nd / 142 |
| Touchdowns | 18 | 4th / 265 |
| Interceptions | 1 | — |
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 15 | — |
| Yards | 85 | 492nd / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 5.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 221st / 631 |
| Long | 34 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Stanford | ✓ QB | 67 | 56 | 33 | 84% |
| Wk 2 · Florida A&M | ✓ QB | 72 | 35 | 17 | 49% |
| Wk 3 · Wake Forest | ✓ QB | 66 | 66 | 39 | 100% |
| Wk 4 · Central Michigan | ✓ QB | 68 | 48 | 31 | 71% |
| Wk 5 · Clemson | ✓ QB | 62 | 62 | 30 | 100% |
| Wk 7 · Florida State | ✓ QB | 79 | 79 | 38 | 100% |
| Season | 6 GS | 414 | 346 | 188 | 84% |
6 QBs on the Miami roster, ordered by att
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Darian Mensah | QB | JR | 167 | 1764 | 18 | 1 | +0.71 |
| 5 | Luke Nickel | QB | FR | 20 | 204 | 3 | 1 | +0.64 |
| 11 | Dereon Coleman | QB | FR | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | -0.23 |
| 15 | Judd Anderson | QB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Joe Borchers | QB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Vinny Gonzalez | QB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →