Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Kentucky
Darius West
S • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Lima, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darius West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Darius West built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Lima, OH wearing No. 25, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Darius West's career was his defensive production: 171 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Darius West, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Kentucky. Darius West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 171
- TFL
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Darius West quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kentucky · S
- Career Tackles
- 171
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Kentucky
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lima Central Catholic · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Lima Central Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · S 12th (top 3%) · SEC 13th (top 3%) · National 125th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 74 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 13 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 13 | 76 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | 60.3 |
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Darius West played S for Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darius West recorded 171 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Kentucky paired 10 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
6.6
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Florida: 1. Murray State: 1. Mississippi State: 2. South Carolina: 3. Texas A&M: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Missouri: 1. Georgia: 0. Tennessee: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. Louisville: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 10 by 41.7. Central Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Florida: 8 by 43.3. Murray State: 4 by 26.7. Mississippi State: 9 by 57.5. South Carolina: 9 by 67.5. Texas A&M: 10 by 51.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 8 by 43.3. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 6 by 35. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 33.3. Louisville: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Penn State10+ tackles | W 27-24 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | @ Louisville | W 56-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 34-23 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Tennessee | L 7-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Georgia | L 17-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Missouri | W 15-14 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Vanderbilt | W 14-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Texas A&M10+ tackles | L 14-20 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 24-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 28-7 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Murray State | W 48-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Florida | W 27-16 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Central Michigan | W 35-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darius West story
Darius West built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Lima, OH wearing No. 25, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Darius West's career was his defensive production: 171 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Darius West's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Darius West 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
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Kentucky
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kentucky | 5.5 | 31.5 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kentucky | 5.5 | 31.5 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Kentucky | 10 | 35.3 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kentucky | 10 | 35.3 | 6.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 5 · W 24-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida
Week 4 · L 27-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 24-17
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Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 9 · W 29-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Mississippi State
Week 8 · L 7-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Kentucky
10 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
60.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Kentucky
60.3
10 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Kentucky
48.4
5.5 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
2
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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