Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Western Kentucky
Darius Shipp
DT • 6'1" • 305 lbs • Olive Branch, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darius Shipp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Player Story
Darius Shipp built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Olive Branch, MS wearing No. 97, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Darius Shipp's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Austin Peay
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Darius Shipp, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Darius Shipp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 73
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Darius Shipp quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DT
- Career Tackles
- 73
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Rice
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Olive Branch · Austin Peay
- High school pipeline
- Olive Branch · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 20 tackles · DT 72nd (top 36%) · Conference USA 164th (top 33%) · National 1,869th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 38 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 20.6 |
Related Context
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Darius Shipp played DT for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darius Shipp recorded 73 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 14.5 primary output with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
11.2
Usage
3.8
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Austin Peay: 1. Indiana: 1. Florida International: 1. UTSA: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. UAB: 0. North Texas: 0. Charlotte: 0. Rice: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Austin Peay: 1 by 14.2. Indiana: 0 by 10. Florida International: 1 by 14.2. UTSA: 2 by 18.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 32-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rice | W 45-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Charlotte | W 59-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs North Texas | L 13-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UAB | W 20-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 35-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UTSA | L 28-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida International | W 73-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Indiana | L 30-33 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Hawai'i | W 49-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Austin Peay | W 38-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darius Shipp story
Darius Shipp built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Olive Branch, MS wearing No. 97, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Darius Shipp's career was his defensive production: 73 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Darius Shipp's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 6 | 14.3 | 3.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14.5 | 22.3 | 5.7 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14.5 | 22.3 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4 | 11.2 | 3.8 | -10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rice
Week 11 · W 42-21 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia State
Week 1 · L 21-39 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 6 · L 28-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 4 · W 73-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 5 · L 31-48
2
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
14.5 primary output · 22.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
50.6
14.5 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
31.4
6 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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