Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 17.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Darian Yancey built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Auburn, AL wearing No. 22, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Darian Yancey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Darian Yancey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Southern Miss. Darian Yancey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Darian Yancey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · LB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Auburn · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Auburn · 43 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · LB 572nd (top 49%) · Conference USA 208th (top 33%) · National 2,035th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9 | 27 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9 | 18 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Darian Yancey played LB for Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darian Yancey recorded 91 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, and 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 9.5 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
6.2
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0.5. Kentucky: 3. Savannah St: 1. Troy: 0. UTEP: 1. Rice: 2. UTSA: 0. Marshall: 1. Charlotte: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 1 by 9.2. Kentucky: 5 by 50.8. Savannah St: 2 by 18.3. Troy: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 3 by 22.5. Rice: 2 by 28.3. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 6 by 35. Charlotte: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/18 | @ Louisiana | W 28-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Charlotte | L 27-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Marshall | W 24-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UTSA | L 32-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs RiceSplash game | W 44-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UTEP | W 34-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Troy | L 31-37 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Savannah St | W 56-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ KentuckySplash game | W 44-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darian Yancey story
Darian Yancey built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Auburn, AL wearing No. 22, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Darian Yancey's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 91 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darian Yancey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 9.5 | 23.5 | 6.2 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9.5 | 23.5 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Southern Miss | 6 | 16.4 | 3.7 | -3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 8.5 | 17.8 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · W 44-35
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 9 · L 12-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 10 · W 26-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 7 · L 7-30 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Charlotte
Week 8 · W 44-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Southern Miss
9.5 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
58.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Southern Miss
58.5
9.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
56.1
8.5 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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