Player Dossier

2017-2020

Arizona State

Frank Darby

WR • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Jersey City, NJ, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Frank Darby reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

41

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

44

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Player Story

Frank Darby built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Jersey City, NJ wearing No. 84, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Frank Darby's career was his receiving role:...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8485

Miamisburg · Miamisburg, OH

Committed To
Houston Christian
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2021
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 3
Overall
No. 187
NFL Team
Atlanta Falcons

Frank Darby, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Arizona State. Frank Darby reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,317
Receptions
67
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Frank Darby quick answers

Latest team and position
Arizona State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,317
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Arizona State
Top game
UCLA
Recruit profile
3-star · Miamisburg · Houston Christian
High school pipeline
Miamisburg · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2021 · Round 6 · Pick 3 · Atlanta Falcons
Latest roster
No. 84 · Senior
2020 Receiving yards rank
46 receiving yards · WR 648th (top 72%) · Pac-12 84th (top 57%) · National 1,045th (top 60%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonArizona State6120153.2
2017 Regular SeasonArizona State68214253.2
2018 Regular SeasonArizona State821421258.5
2019 PostseasonArizona State12319073.9
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State1228597873.9
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State2646137.3

Related Context

Frank Darby played WR for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Frank Darby recorded 21 rushing yards, 1,317 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Arizona State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Arizona State paired 616 primary output with 86.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 36 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

23

Efficiency

36

Usage

15.9

Consistency

52.9

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 2. UCLA: 44

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half2 · Games = 1 · -42 vs Second Half
Second Half44 · Games = 1 · +42 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UCLA

Best efficiency game

58.7 vs UCLA

Result
Sun 12/6vs UCLAL 18-255448.88.80115
Sat 11/7@ USCL 27-28122202

Player Story

Frank Darby story

Frank Darby built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Jersey City, NJ wearing No. 84, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Frank Darby's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 1,317 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 21 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 21 rushing yards and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Frank Darby's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arizona State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonArizona State2348811.9
2017 Regular SeasonArizona State2348811.90
2018 Regular SeasonArizona State42186.314187
2019 PostseasonArizona State61686.115.1195
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State61686.115.10
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State463615.9-570

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCLA

Week 9 · L 32-42 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

110

Receiving Yards

96 takeover

110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Colorado

Week 6 · L 21-28 · Conference game

131

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Oregon

Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game

125

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ San Diego State

Week 3 · L 21-28

127

Receiving Yards

83.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs San Diego State

Week 2 · L 20-30

111

Receiving Yards

83.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Arizona State

616 primary output · 86.1 efficiency · 15.1 usage

73.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Arizona State

73.9

616 primary · 86.1 efficiency · 15.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Arizona State

58.5

421 primary · 86.3 efficiency · 14 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games