Usage / Role
83%
Major defensive role
Player Dossier
2010-2013New Mexico State
DB • 5'9" • Fontana, CA, USA
Darien Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.
Usage / Role
83%
Major defensive role
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Snapshot
Player Story
Darien Johnson built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a defensive back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Darien Johnson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDarien Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Darien Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 5 disruption score.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2012 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
Related Context
Darien Johnson is listed as a DB for New Mexico State. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
5
Usage
—
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game by game trend chart. UTEP: 0. San Diego State: 0. Rice: 0. Idaho: 1
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
20 vs Idaho
Player Story
Darien Johnson built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a defensive back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Darien Johnson's career was his defensive production: 1 interception across 5 career games in the available record. His career also includes 72 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darien Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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New Mexico State
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | — | 1 |
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 14 · W 24-16 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 1 · L 24-44
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#3
vs Rice
Week 8 · L 19-45
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 5 · L 16-26
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 3 · L 21-42
0
Havoc Plays
0 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · New Mexico State
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2013 Regular Season · New Mexico State
37.8
1 primary · 5 efficiency · — usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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