#15

Donovan Darden

LBSophomore6' 4", 240 lbsHavelock, NC
South Carolina Gamecocks3-3 · TDC #33
Snap share
11%
likely 4–16%
Tackles
3
3430th of 5408 in FBS
Solo
1
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0

Charting

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

Passes defended
0
0 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
0
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
2
2 yds per catch on those
YAC on those catches
7.0
yds after the catch before his tackle
Coverage plays
2
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

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.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farSouth Carolina#33 · 3-3211%
2025South Carolina#51 · 4-811%

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.

Game Log

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

3.8 avg. game scoreBest: 4.8 at Florida (Week 6)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1Kent StateW 57–0—no stats recorded
2TowsonW 45–92.7100000··
3Mississippi StateL 34–41—no stats recorded
4@AlabamaL 18–49—no stats recorded
5KentuckyL 34–35—no stats recorded
6@FloridaW 38–194.8210000··
2026 · 2 games3.8310000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles33430th / 5408
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

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

GameOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madeSnap share
Wk 2 · Towson63~17 (2–31)127%
Wk 6 · Florida74~25 (3–45)234%
Season38042 (14–62)311%

Position Room

9 LBs on the South Carolina roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
17Justin OkoronkwoLBJR431010
0Fred JohnsonLBJR342.50.5—1
7Shawn MurphyLBSR211.50.5—0
34Jamian Risher Jr.LBSR710—0
24Keenan BrittLBFR400—0
15Donovan DardenLBSO300—0
30Andrew HarrisLBFR100—0
20Josh SmithLBFR—————
32A.J. HollowayLBFR—————

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 →