Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Akron
Darian Dailey
CB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Bradenton, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darian Dailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Darian Dailey, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Akron. Darian Dailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Darian Dailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · CB
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Akron
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Manatee · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Manatee · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · CB 131st (top 34%) · Mid-American 147th (top 27%) · National 1,531st (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 21.1 |
Related Context
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Darian Dailey played CB for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darian Dailey recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Akron paired 10 primary output with 21.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.2 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: Western Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Akron
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.2
Usage
3.3
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Penn State: 0. Iowa State: 1. Troy: 1. Bowling Green: 1. Ball State: 2. Western Michigan: 2. Toledo: 0. Buffalo: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 1. Kent State: 1. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 6 by 35. Troy: 5 by 30.8. Bowling Green: 4 by 26.7. Ball State: 3 by 32.5. Western Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Ohio: 3 by 22.5. Kent State: 3 by 22.5. Toledo: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -1.0 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
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
35 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/20 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 3-50 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Toledo | L 28-45 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/22 | vs Kent State | W 24-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Ohio | W 37-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Miami (OH) | L 14-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Buffalo | W 21-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Toledo | L 21-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | W 14-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 31-3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Bowling Green | W 34-23 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Troy | L 17-22 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Iowa State | L 14-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Penn State | L 0-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Akron
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 10 | 21.2 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 21.2 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 4 | 13.9 | 2.6 | -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
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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
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Impact games
3
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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