Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022South Carolina
Darius Rush
DB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • Kingstree, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darius Rush shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
Darius Rush built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Kingstree, SC wearing No. 28, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Darius Rush's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 138
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Darius Rush, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina. Darius Rush shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 15
Quick Answers
Darius Rush quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Carolina · DB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · C E Murray Hi · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- C E Murray Hi · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 4 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DB 236th (top 26%) · SEC 109th (top 18%) · National 945th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 26 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 56.9 |
Related Context
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Darius Rush played DB for South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darius Rush recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 12 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charleston Southern
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
1
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Charleston Southern
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Game by game trend chart. Charleston Southern: 0. Kentucky: 0. Vanderbilt: 0
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First Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Charleston Southern
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Charleston Southern
Player Story
Darius Rush story
Darius Rush built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Kingstree, SC wearing No. 28, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Darius Rush's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with South Carolina. 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 Rush's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Darius Rush 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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South Carolina
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 27.8 | 5 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Vanderbilt
Week 10 · W 38-27 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 8 · W 30-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Clemson
Week 13 · L 0-30
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Kentucky
Week 6 · W 24-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida
Week 10 · W 40-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · South Carolina
12 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 5 usage
56.9
#2
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
51.4
13 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
51.4
13 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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