Usage Score
13
Player Dossier
2023-2025Tulane
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.
Efficiency
66.7
Consistency
74
Season Value
58.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Duke
23242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane • Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Darian Mensah, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Duke. Darian Mensah is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Player insights
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: South Florida
Win with 343 yards of offense and 91.7 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
219.6
Efficiency
66.7
Usage
13
Consistency
74
Best Game by takeover score
Army
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 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
Split Comparison
Wins196.1 · n=8 · -70.6 vs Losses
Losses266.8 · n=4 · +70.6 vs Wins
First Half205.3 · n=7 · -31.0 vs Second Half
Second Half236.3 · n=6 · +31.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
South Florida
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 Unknown | — | 10 | 12 | 205 | 83.3 | 2 | 0 | 88.3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tulane
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Duke
2025
Final stop
Season 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
South Florida
Win with 343 yards of offense and 91.7 efficiency.
343
Primary metric
343 total offense with 91.7 efficiency.
#2
Unknown
379
Primary metric
Game with 379 yards of offense and 68.7 efficiency.
379 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.
#3
Memphis
325
Primary metric
Loss with 325 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.
325 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.
#4
Kansas State
333
Primary metric
Loss with 333 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency.
333 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.
#5
Illinois
336
Primary metric
Loss with 336 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency.
336 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Duke
3,941 primary output · 60.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
63.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Duke
63.9
3,941 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Tulane
58.2
2,855 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
13
250+ passing yards
9
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.7933
St. Joseph · San Luis Obispo, CA
- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
6,796
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.