Player Career

Darian Green Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Darian Green story

Darian Green built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Lafayette, IN wearing No. 25, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Darian Green's career was his backfield work: 1,089 rushing yards, 214 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 320 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Ball State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 320 receiving yards and 810 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.

The arc is straightforward: Darian Green moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ball State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonBall State16061.26.6
2015 Regular SeasonBall State81448.322.6654
2016 Regular SeasonBall State43552.915.7-379
2017 Regular SeasonBall State0-435

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 3 · W 28-17 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

178

Scrimmage Yards

89.2 takeover

178 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · W 31-27

93

Scrimmage Yards

77.6 takeover

Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#3

vs VMI

Week 1 · W 48-36

147

Scrimmage Yards

76.8 takeover

Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

147 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#4

@ Georgia State

Week 1 · W 31-21

93

Scrimmage Yards

76.6 takeover

Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 13 · W 45-30 · Conference game

56

Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Ball State

814 primary output · 48.3 efficiency · 22.6 usage

68.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Ball State

55.5

435 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 15.7 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Ball State

40.8

160 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games