Player Career

Darel Middleton Career Story

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Player Story

Darel Middleton story

Darel Middleton built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Knoxville, TN wearing No. 97, spending time with Tennessee and West Virginia. The clearest part of Darel Middleton's career was his defensive production: 45 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Darel Middleton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tennessee

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee0———
2018 Regular SeasonTennessee0——0
2019 PostseasonTennessee515.23.85
2019 Regular SeasonTennessee515.23.80
2020 Regular SeasonTennessee4.5122.3-0.5
2021 Regular SeasonWest Virginia228.39-2.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022West Virginia to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted21.2Oct 13, 2021
2021Tennessee to West VirginiaP4 to P477.9Jun 30, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Vanderbilt

Week 15 · W 42-17 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

74.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Long Island University

Week 2 · W 66-0

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs Mississippi State

Week 7 · W 20-10 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

@ Georgia

Week 6 · L 21-44 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

51.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

@ Alabama

Week 8 · L 13-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

48.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · West Virginia

2 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 9 usage

60.8

#2

2019 Postseason · Tennessee

39.8

5 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.8 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Tennessee

39.8

5 primary · 15.2 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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