Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Tulane
Orleans Darkwa
RB • 6'0" • Nashville, TN, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Orleans Darkwa leans workhorse runner traits and 47.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Orleans Darkwa built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Nashville, TN wearing No. 26, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Orleans Darkwa's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyOrleans Darkwa, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Tulane. Orleans Darkwa leans workhorse runner traits and 47.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,552
- Rushing yards
- 2,957
- Receiving yards
- 595
- Touchdowns
- 41
Quick Answers
Orleans Darkwa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,552
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Tulane
- Top game
- SMU
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 920 scrimmage yards · RB 70th (top 14%) · Conference USA 12th (top 5%) · National 146th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Tulane | 11 | 1,080 | 925 | 155 | 13 | 74.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 1,229 | 924 | 305 | 13 | 79.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tulane | 9 | 323 | 245 | 78 | 3 | 39.2 |
| 2013 Postseason | Tulane | 13 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 66.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 837 | 780 | 57 | 9 | 66.6 |
Related Context
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Orleans Darkwa played RB for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Orleans Darkwa recorded 77 passing yards, 2,957 rushing yards, and 595 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Tulane paired 1,229 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
94.5
Efficiency
46.9
Usage
37
Consistency
71.8
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 58. Tulsa: 65. UAB: 87. Duke: 32. Army: 151. Syracuse: 109. UTEP: 101. Memphis: 196. East Carolina: 98. SMU: 37. Houston: 123. Rice: 101. Hawai'i: 71
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 11 by 43.2. Tulsa: 20 by 33. UAB: 22 by 36.5. Duke: 11 by 19.1. Army: 19 by 83.1. Syracuse: 19 by 51. UTEP: 18 by 54.2. Memphis: 25 by 61.8. East Carolina: 17 by 61.1. SMU: 17 by 27. Houston: 21 by 61. Rice: 24 by 43.2. Hawai'i: 23 by 35
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins72.5 · Games = 2 · -26.0 vs Losses
Losses98.5 · Games = 11 · +26.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
83.1 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Hawai'i2+ TD | L 23-35 | 20 | 71 | 3.50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rice | L 7-19 | 19 | 78 | 4.10 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 4.2 |
| Fri 11/11 | vs Houston100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 17-73 | 21 | 123 | 5.90 | 2 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ SMU | L 24-45 | 16 | 46 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 2.2 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ East Carolina | L 13-34 | 15 | 89 | 5.90 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Memphis150 scrimmage yards | L 17-33 | 18 | 84 | 4.70 | 1 | 7 | 112 | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs UTEP | L 7-44 | 14 | 69 | 4.90 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 5.6 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Syracuse2+ TD | L 34-37 | 15 | 65 | 4.30 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Army100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 6-45 | 16 | 138 | 8.60 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7.9 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Duke | L 27-48 | 9 | 10 | 1.10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UAB2+ TD | W 49-10 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 4.0 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Tulsa | L 3-31 | 17 | 53 | 3.10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs SE Louisiana | W 47-33 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5.3 |
Player Story
Orleans Darkwa story
Orleans Darkwa built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Nashville, TN wearing No. 26, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Orleans Darkwa's career was his backfield work: 2,957 rushing yards, 663 carries, 39 rushing touchdowns, and 595 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Tulane. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 77 passing yards, 595 receiving yards, and 150 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulane.
The arc is straightforward: Orleans Darkwa moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Tulane
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,080 | 53.9 | 30.5 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,229 | 46.9 | 37 | 149 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tulane | 323 | 29.8 | 21.3 | -906 |
| 2013 Postseason | Tulane | 920 | 47.1 | 29.7 | 597 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulane | 920 | 47.1 | 29.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 9 · L 17-31 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
200
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
200 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 13 · W 45-3 · Conference game
137
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
137 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.
#3
vs Memphis
Week 8 · L 17-33 · Conference game
196
Scrimmage Yards
87.3 takeover
Loss with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
196 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.
#4
@ Army
Week 5 · L 6-45
151
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
151 scrimmage yards and 51.4 usage.
#5
@ UL Monroe
Week 5 · W 31-14
118
Scrimmage Yards
79.8 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Tulane
1,229 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 37 usage
79.7
#2
2010 Regular Season · Tulane
74.2
1,080 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 30.5 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Tulane
66.6
920 primary · 47.1 efficiency · 29.7 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
12
2+ TD games
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