Player Dossier

2022-2022

Duke

Darius Joiner

DB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Roanoke, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Joiner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

75

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Player Story

Darius Joiner built his college career in 2022 as a defensive back from Roanoke, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Darius Joiner's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 8...

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Darius Joiner, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Duke. Darius Joiner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
90
TFL
8
Sacks
4
QB hurries
4
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

Darius Joiner quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · DB
Career Tackles
90
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · Duke
Top game
Boston College
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
90 tackles · DB 5th (top 1%) · ACC 9th (top 2%) · National 86th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2022 PostseasonDuke13111--075.9
2022 Regular SeasonDuke13897344075.9

Related Context

Darius Joiner played DB for Duke. Across 1 tracked season, Darius Joiner recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Duke paired 22 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Postseason · Duke

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

45.1

Usage

11.5

Consistency

62.6

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 2. Temple: 0. Northwestern: 1. North Carolina A&T: 2. Kansas: 0.5. Virginia: 2.5. Georgia Tech: 2. North Carolina: 0. Miami: 2. Boston College: 5. Virginia Tech: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. Wake Forest: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 1 by 24.2. Temple: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 14 by 60. North Carolina A&T: 6 by 45. Kansas: 10 by 46.7. Virginia: 8 by 58.3. Georgia Tech: 5 by 40.8. North Carolina: 11 by 45.8. Miami: 6 by 45. Boston College: 7 by 79.2. Virginia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Pittsburgh: 8 by 53.3. Wake Forest: 6 by 45

Split Comparison

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Wins1.9 · Games = 9 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Boston College

Result
Wed 12/28vs UCFSplash gameW 30-1311110
Sat 11/26vs Wake ForestSplash gameW 34-31610010
Sat 11/19@ PittsburghSplash gameL 26-2886002
Sat 11/12vs Virginia TechW 24-750000
Fri 11/4@ Boston College2+ sacks · Splash gameW 38-3175220
Sat 10/22@ MiamiSplash gameW 45-2165110
Sun 10/16vs North Carolina10+ tacklesL 35-38116000
Sat 10/8@ Georgia TechSplash gameL 20-2354100
Sat 10/1vs VirginiaSplash gameW 38-17840.50011
Sat 9/24@ Kansas10+ tacklesL 27-351080.5000
Sat 9/17vs North Carolina A&TSplash gameW 49-2063101
Sat 9/10@ Northwestern10+ tacklesW 31-231413100
Fri 9/2vs TempleW 30-032000

Player Story

Darius Joiner story

Darius Joiner built his college career in 2022 as a defensive back from Roanoke, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Darius Joiner's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Duke. 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 Darius Joiner's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: Darius Joiner 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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  1. 1

    Duke

    2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonDuke2245.111.5
2022 Regular SeasonDuke2245.111.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Boston College

Week 10 · W 38-31 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 1

1

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#3

vs Virginia

Week 5 · W 38-17 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

69.4 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Wake Forest

Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

61.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#5

@ Miami

Week 8 · W 45-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Duke

22 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage

75.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Duke

75.9

22 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

8

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games