Usage / Role
56%
Regular offensive contributor
Player Dossier
2023-2025Duke
QB • 6'3" • 205 lbs • San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Darian Mensah is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Usage / Role
56%
Regular offensive contributor
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a quarterback
Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Duke
Snapshot
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...
Read the storyDarian 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
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Season Ledger
| 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 |
Related Context
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.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Duke paired 3,941 primary output with 60.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 66.7 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: Memphis
Loss with 325 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
13
Primary Metric / G
219.6
Efficiency
66.7
Usage
13
Consistency
74
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 219. Kansas State: 333. Oklahoma: 159. Louisiana: 100. South Florida: 343. UAB: 142. Rice: 141. North Texas: 172. Charlotte: 209. Temple: 267. Navy: 195. Memphis: 325. Army: 250
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 14 by 88.3. Kansas State: 37 by 62.5. Oklahoma: 38 by 43.6. Louisiana: 20 by 65.5. South Florida: 24 by 91.7. UAB: 18 by 70.3. Rice: 30 by 49.7. North Texas: 15 by 61.5. Charlotte: 32 by 58.5. Temple: 24 by 66.1. Navy: 22 by 81.2. Memphis: 38 by 61.9. Army: 35 by 65.7
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13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs South Florida
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | @ Army | L 14-35 | 17 | 25 | 209 | 68.0 | 2 | 1 | 65.7 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Memphis300-yard game | L 24-34 | 21 | 33 | 317 | 63.6 | 2 | 1 | 61.9 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Navy3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 35-0 | 10 | 14 | 138 | 71.4 | 2 | 0 | 81.2 | 8 | 57 | 7.10 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Temple | W 52-6 | 14 | 21 | 262 | 66.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.1 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 0 | 3 |
| Thu 10/31 | @ Charlotte | W 34-3 | 21 | 29 | 214 | 72.4 | 0 | 0 | 58.5 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ North Texas3+ TD | W 45-37 | 10 | 13 | 175 | 76.9 | 3 | 1 | 61.5 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Rice | W 24-10 | 12 | 25 | 152 | 48.0 | 1 | 0 | 49.7 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UAB | W 71-20 | 12 | 15 | 134 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 70.3 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs South Florida300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-10 | 18 | 22 | 326 | 81.8 | 3 | 0 | 91.7 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Louisiana | W 41-33 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 64.7 | 1 | 0 | 65.5 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Oklahoma | L 19-34 | 14 | 32 | 166 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 43.6 | 6 | -7 | -1.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kansas State300-yard game | L 27-34 | 19 | 29 | 342 | 65.5 | 2 | 1 | 62.5 | 8 | -9 | -1.10 | 0 | 15 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs SE Louisiana | W 52-0 | 10 | 12 | 205 | 83.3 | 2 | 0 | 88.3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
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 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.
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Tulane
2023-2024
Opening stop
Duke
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#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.
#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
14
250+ passing yards
9
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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