Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2010-2013Arizona State
S • 5'11" • Long Beach, CA, USA
Alden Darby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Usage / Role
100%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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: 2012 Regular Season · Arizona State
Snapshot
Player Story
Alden Darby built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a safety from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Alden Darby's career was his defensive production: 10...
Read the storyAlden Darby, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Arizona State. Alden Darby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 65 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona State | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 57.2 |
Related Context
Alden Darby played S for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alden Darby recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Arizona State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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3 games
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
20 vs USC
Player Story
Alden Darby built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a safety from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Alden Darby's career was his defensive production: 10 interceptions across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Arizona State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Alden Darby's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 53 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State.
The arc is straightforward: Alden Darby moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Arizona State
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona State | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona State | 3 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona State | 4 | 16 | — | 1 |
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 5 · W 35-20 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs USC
Week 5 · W 62-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
@ USC
Week 11 · L 17-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Illinois
Week 2 · W 45-14
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Arizona
Week 1 · W 63-6
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Arizona State
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
65
#2
2011 Regular Season · Arizona State
59.1
3 primary · 30 efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Arizona State
57.2
4 primary · 16 efficiency · — usage
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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