Usage Score
0.9
Player Dossier
2016-2018Penn State
Dae'Lun Darien
LB • 6'4" • 224 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dae'Lun Darien shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.9
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
10.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Penn State
161718
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Dae'Lun Darien, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Penn State. Dae'Lun Darien shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Penn State paired 1 primary output with 8.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.9 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: Rutgers
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.9
Usage
0.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.
Volume vs Efficiency
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
13.3 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/18 | @ Rutgers | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Penn State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kent State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#2
Rutgers
0.5
Primary metric
Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.7 takeover score.
#3
Pittsburgh
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.
#4
Illinois
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · Penn State
1 primary output · 8.9 efficiency · 0.9 usage
10.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Penn State
—
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8317
Dunbar · Baltimore, MD
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
4
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.