Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Duke
Darian Mensah
QB • 6'3" • 205 lbs • San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Darian Mensah is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tulane • Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Darian Mensah built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from San Luis Obispo, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Duke and Tulane. The clearest part of Darian Mensah's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Darian Mensah, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Duke. Darian Mensah is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 6,796
- Passing yards
- 6,696
- Rushing yards
- 100
- Touchdowns
- 58
Quick Answers
Darian Mensah quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 6,796
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Joseph · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- St. Joseph · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Sophomore
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 3,941 total offense · QB 7th (top 2%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 7th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 2,855 | 2,723 | 132 | 23 | 60.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 14 | 348 | 327 | 21 | 4 | 68.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 14 | 3,593 | 3,646 | -53 | 31 | 68.2 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Darian Mensah played QB for Tulane and Duke. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darian Mensah recorded 6,696 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and -11 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Duke paired 3,941 primary output with 60.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 60.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tulane, Duke.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 336 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency. It landed in the 71.4th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Duke
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
281.5
Efficiency
60.6
Usage
14.1
Consistency
80.7
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 348. Elon: 379. Illinois: 336. Tulane: 315. NC State: 267. Syracuse: 246. California: 247. Georgia Tech: 360. Clemson: 355. UConn: 225. Virginia: 209. North Carolina: 202. Wake Forest: 256. Virginia: 196
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 55 by 63.7. Elon: 38 by 68.7. Illinois: 41 by 60.2. Tulane: 52 by 55.5. NC State: 33 by 62. Syracuse: 32 by 64.6. California: 32 by 61.7. Georgia Tech: 48 by 60.8. Clemson: 45 by 59.8. UConn: 36 by 52.7. Virginia: 43 by 50.5. North Carolina: 36 by 73.7. Wake Forest: 38 by 58.1. Virginia: 30 by 56.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins277.3 · Games = 9 · -11.7 vs Losses
Losses289 · Games = 5 · +11.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
73.7 vs North Carolina
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Arizona State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-39 | 29 | 51 | 327 | 56.9 | 4 | 1 | 63.7 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 34 |
| Sun 12/7 | @ Virginia | W 27-20 | 19 | 25 | 196 | 76.0 | 2 | 1 | 56.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Wake Forest3+ TD | W 49-32 | 24 | 35 | 268 | 68.6 | 2 | 0 | 58.1 | 3 | -12 | -4 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ North Carolina | W 32-25 | 20 | 33 | 175 | 60.6 | 1 | 0 | 73.7 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Virginia | L 17-34 | 18 | 35 | 213 | 51.4 | 1 | 0 | 50.5 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ UConn3+ TD | L 34-37 | 22 | 31 | 222 | 71.0 | 3 | 2 | 52.7 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Clemson300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 46-45 | 27 | 41 | 361 | 65.9 | 4 | 0 | 59.8 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Georgia Tech300-yard game | L 18-27 | 32 | 44 | 373 | 72.7 | 2 | 0 | 60.8 | 4 | -13 | -3.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 10/5 | @ California | W 45-21 | 22 | 30 | 265 | 73.3 | 2 | 0 | 61.7 | 2 | -18 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Syracuse | W 38-3 | 22 | 28 | 268 | 78.6 | 2 | 0 | 64.6 | 4 | -22 | -5.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs NC State3+ TD | W 45-33 | 19 | 28 | 269 | 67.9 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Tulane300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 27-34 | 30 | 51 | 313 | 58.8 | 3 | 1 | 55.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Illinois300-yard game | L 19-45 | 23 | 34 | 334 | 67.6 | 2 | 1 | 60.2 | 7 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Elon300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-17 | 27 | 34 | 389 | 79.4 | 3 | 0 | 68.7 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 3 |
Player Story
Darian Mensah story
Darian Mensah built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from San Luis Obispo, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Duke and Tulane. The clearest part of Darian Mensah's career was his passing role: 6,696 passing yards, 56 touchdown passes, 787 attempts, and 100 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 100 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke and Tulane.
The arc is straightforward: Darian Mensah 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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- 1
Tulane
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Duke
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulane | 2,855 | 66.7 | 13 | 2,855 |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 3,941 | 60.6 | 14.1 | 1,086 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 3,941 | 60.6 | 14.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 14 · L 24-34 · Conference game
Loss with 325 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.
325
Total Offense
72.8 takeover
325 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.
#2
@ Army
Week 15 · L 14-35 · Conference game
250
Total Offense
71.8 takeover
Loss with 250 yards of offense and 65.7 efficiency.
250 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.
#3
vs No. 24 Illinois
Week 2 · L 19-45 · Ranked opponent
336
Total Offense
71.3 takeover
Loss with 336 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency.
336 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 2 · L 27-34
333
Total Offense
69.2 takeover
Loss with 333 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.
333 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.
#5
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 45-17
379
Total Offense
68.1 takeover
Win with 379 yards of offense and 68.7 efficiency.
379 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Duke
3,941 primary output · 60.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
68.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Duke
68.2
3,941 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Tulane
60.5
2,855 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
14
250+ passing yards
9
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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