Usage / Role
63%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Maryland
Darnell Savage Jr.
DB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Newark, DE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darnell Savage Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Darnell Savage Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Newark, DE wearing No. 4, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Darnell Savage Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 21
- NFL Team
- Green Bay Packers
Darnell Savage Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland. Darnell Savage Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 170
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Darnell Savage Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DB
- Career Tackles
- 170
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Orange · Florida
- High school pipeline
- West Orange · 26 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 21 · Green Bay Packers
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 118th (top 14%) · Big Ten 66th (top 11%) · National 579th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 56 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 59 | - | 0 | - | 8 | 3 | 53.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 52 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 65.9 |
Related Context
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Darnell Savage Jr. played DB for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darnell Savage Jr. recorded 170 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Maryland paired 11.5 primary output with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.3 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: Temple
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
12.4
Consistency
34.1
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 3. Bowling Green: 0. Temple: 3. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 1. Rutgers: 2. Iowa: 1. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 1.5. Penn State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 6 by 55. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 7 by 59.2. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 6 by 35. Iowa: 6 by 35. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 9 by 52.5. Penn State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Penn State | L 3-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Ohio State | L 51-52 | 9 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Indiana | L 32-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Michigan State | L 3-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Illinois | W 63-33 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Iowa | L 0-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 34-7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Michigan | L 21-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Minnesota | W 42-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs TempleSplash game | L 14-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Bowling Green | W 45-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs TexasSplash game | W 34-29 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Darnell Savage Jr. story
Darnell Savage Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive back from Newark, DE wearing No. 4, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Darnell Savage Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 170 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Maryland. 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 Darnell Savage Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Darnell Savage Jr. 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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Maryland
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 9.5 | 31 | 6.9 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 9.5 | 31 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 10 | 28.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 11.5 | 29.3 | 12.4 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 3 · L 14-35
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas
Week 1 · W 34-29
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 1 · L 30-36 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 6 · L 14-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Rutgers
Week 7 · W 34-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Maryland
11.5 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 12.4 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
53.7
10 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Maryland
46.5
9.5 primary · 31 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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