Player Dossier

2020-2022

Western 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 8.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

8.5

Consistency

3

Season Value

4.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darius Shipp, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Darius Shipp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Western Kentucky paired 6 primary output with 14.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.5 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

8.5

Usage

3

Consistency

3

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Unknown: 0. Indiana: 0. Florida International: 0. UTSA: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. UAB: 0. North Texas: 0. Charlotte: 0. Rice: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 0 by 0. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. 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

Wins0 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs UTSA

Result
Sat 11/26@ Florida AtlanticW 32-3131000
Sat 11/12vs RiceW 45-1020000
Sat 11/5@ CharlotteW 59-721000
Sat 10/29vs North TexasL 13-4043000
Sat 10/22vs UABW 20-1721000
Sat 10/15@ Middle TennesseeW 35-1710000
Sat 10/8@ UTSAL 28-3121100
Sat 9/24vs Florida InternationalW 73-010000
Sat 9/17@ IndianaL 30-3300000
Sun 9/4@ Hawai'iW 49-1722000
Sat 8/27vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    Western Kentucky

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky614.34.6
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky614.34.60
2021 PostseasonWestern Kentucky11.520.15.35.5
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky11.520.15.30
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky18.53-10.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rice

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61 takeover score.

#2

Georgia State

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#3

UTSA

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#4

Florida International

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 29 takeover score.

#5

Charlotte

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 28 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky

6 primary output · 14.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage

18.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

18.3

6 primary · 14.3 efficiency · 4.6 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky

17.3

11.5 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7742

Olive Branch · Olive Branch, MS

Committed To
Austin Peay
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

73

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darius Shipp quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
73