Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Iowa State
Darien Porter
DB • 6'4" • 195 lbs • Bettendorf, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darien Porter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
37
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Darien Porter built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Bettendorf, IA wearing No. 10, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Darien Porter's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 68
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Darien Porter, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State. Darien Porter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Darien Porter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Iowa
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 4 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DB 467th (top 48%) · Big 12 242nd (top 34%) · National 2,172nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 18.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Darien Porter played DB for Iowa State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Darien Porter recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 7 primary output with 14.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
14.5
Usage
3.8
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 2. Arkansas State: 0. Houston: 1. West Virginia: 0. UCF: 2. Texas Tech: 2. Kansas: 0. Utah: 0. Kansas State: 0. Arizona State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 1 by 14.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 2 by 28.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 24.2. Kansas: 6 by 25. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | @ Arizona State | L 19-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Kansas State | W 29-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah | W 31-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Kansas | L 36-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 22-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCFSplash game | W 38-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ West Virginia | W 28-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Houston | W 20-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas State | W 52-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ IowaSplash game | W 20-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darien Porter story
Darien Porter built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Bettendorf, IA wearing No. 10, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Darien Porter's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darien Porter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 7 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 2 · W 20-19
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#2
vs UCF
Week 8 · W 38-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 10 · L 22-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 6 · L 9-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Baylor
Week 9 · W 30-18 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
7 primary output · 14.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage
39.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Iowa State
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Iowa State
36
0 primary · 3.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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