Player Career

Darian Dailey Career Story

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

Player Story

Darian Dailey story

Darian Dailey built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a cornerback from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Darian Dailey's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 4 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Akron. 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 Darian Dailey's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.

The arc is straightforward: Darian Dailey 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

    Akron

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonAkron0
2016 Regular SeasonAkron00
2017 PostseasonAkron1021.23.310
2017 Regular SeasonAkron1021.23.30
2018 Regular SeasonAkron413.92.6-6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Michigan

Week 7 · W 14-13 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

62.5 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#2

vs Ball State

Week 6 · W 31-3 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#3

@ South Carolina

Week 14 · L 3-28

2

Havoc Plays

57.5 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 5 · W 34-23 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

48.1 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Ohio

Week 13 · L 28-49 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

45.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Akron

10 primary output · 21.2 efficiency · 3.3 usage

51.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Akron

51.4

10 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 3.3 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Akron

21.1

4 primary · 13.9 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games