Usage Score
5.1
Player Dossier
2014-2018Southern Miss
Darian Yancey
LB • 6'1" • 250 lbs • Auburn, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darian Yancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.2
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
7.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Darian Yancey, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Darian Yancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
5.1
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Auburn: 0. North Texas: 0.5. UTSA: 2. Charlotte: 0. Marshall: 0. UAB: 0. UTEP: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 5 by 25.8. UTSA: 1 by 24.2. Charlotte: 5 by 20.8. Marshall: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
25.8 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ UTEP | W 39-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ UAB | L 23-26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Marshall | W 26-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Charlotte | L 17-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UTSA | W 27-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ North Texas | L 7-30 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Auburn | L 13-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs UL Monroe | L 20-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Southern Miss
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 8.5 | 22.4 | 5.9 | 7.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 8.5 | 22.4 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 5 | 15.5 | 3.8 | -3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 5 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 3.5 | 12.2 | 5.1 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Charlotte
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Kentucky
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.
#3
UAB
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.
#4
UTSA
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
UTSA
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
40.3
#2
2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
21.8
8.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Southern Miss
21.8
8.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8181
Auburn · Auburn, AL
- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
75
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.