Player Career

Darian Mensah Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Tulane

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Duke

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonTulane0
2024 Regular SeasonTulane2,85566.7132,855
2025 PostseasonDuke3,94160.614.11,086
2025 Regular SeasonDuke3,94160.614.10

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Duke to MiamiP4 to P494Jan 16, 2026
2025Tulane to DukeG5/FCS to P491.2Dec 11, 2024

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