Where Darden's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | South Carolina#33 · 3-3 | 2 | 11% |
| 2025 | South Carolina#51 · 4-8 | 1 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Donovan Darden's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Donovan Darden'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3430th / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Towson | 63 | ~17 (2–31) | 1 | 27% |
| Wk 6 · Florida | 74 | ~25 (3–45) | 2 | 34% |
| Season | 380 | 42 (14–62) | 3 | 11% |
9 LBs on the South Carolina roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Justin Okoronkwo | LB | JR | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | Fred Johnson | LB | JR | 34 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Shawn Murphy | LB | SR | 21 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Jamian Risher Jr. | LB | SR | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Keenan Britt | LB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Donovan Darden | LB | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew Harris | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Smith | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | A.J. Holloway | LB | 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 —+ plays per team game. South Carolina depth chart →