Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2009Fresno State
Darren Newborn
WR • 5'11" • Mt. Miguel, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Darren Newborn reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Darren Newborn, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Fresno State. Darren Newborn reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 198
- Receptions
- 18
Quick Answers
Darren Newborn quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 198
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 98 receiving yards · WR 521st (top 66%) · Western Athletic 53rd (top 48%) · National 819th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 55.9 |
| 2009 Postseason | Fresno State | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 65.4 |
Related Context
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Darren Newborn played WR for Fresno State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darren Newborn recorded 16 rushing yards and 198 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Fresno State paired 98 primary output with 71.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 71.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Fresno State
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
10.9
Efficiency
71.7
Usage
7.2
Consistency
66
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 9. Boise State: 27. Hawai'i: 9. San José State: 9. New Mexico State: 14. Utah State: 0. Idaho: 7. Nevada: 12. Louisiana Tech: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 1 by 60. Boise State: 1 by 100. Hawai'i: 1 by 60. San José State: 1 by 60. New Mexico State: 1 by 93.3. Idaho: 1 by 46.7. Nevada: 1 by 80. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins8.3 · Games = 6 · -7.7 vs Losses
Losses16 · Games = 3 · +7.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | @ Wyoming | L 28-35 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 30-28 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Nevada | L 14-52 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Idaho | W 31-21 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Utah State | W 31-27 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | @ New Mexico State | W 34-3 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 10/18 | vs San José State | W 41-21 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ Hawai'i | W 42-17 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Boise State | L 34-51 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Fresno State
2007-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Fresno State | 23 | 48.9 | 8.7 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Fresno State | 77 | 64.5 | 10.1 | 54 |
| 2009 Postseason | Fresno State | 98 | 71.7 | 7.2 | 21 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Fresno State | 98 | 71.7 | 7.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 5 · W 17-6 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17
Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 10 · L 35-38 · Conference game
44
Receiving Yards
80.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Boise State
Week 3 · L 34-51 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
74.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ New Mexico State
Week 8 · W 34-3 · Conference game
14
Receiving Yards
58.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 7 · W 45-32 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
49.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Fresno State
98 primary output · 71.7 efficiency · 7.2 usage
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#2
2009 Regular Season · Fresno State
65.4
98 primary · 71.7 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Fresno State
55.9
77 primary · 64.5 efficiency · 10.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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