Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2013UAB
Darrin Reaves
RB • 5'10" • Birmingham, AL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Darrin Reaves leans workhorse runner traits and 49.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Player Story
Darrin Reaves built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Darrin Reaves' career was his backfield work: 2,337...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Darrin Reaves, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UAB. Darrin Reaves leans workhorse runner traits and 49.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,989
- Rushing yards
- 2,337
- Receiving yards
- 652
- Touchdowns
- 30
Quick Answers
Darrin Reaves quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,989
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Northwestern State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Clay-Chalkville · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Clay-Chalkville · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,222 scrimmage yards · RB 37th (top 8%) · Conference USA 6th (top 3%) · National 62nd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 9 | 428 | 372 | 56 | 2 | 50.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 1,339 | 1,037 | 302 | 14 | 77.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 1,222 | 928 | 294 | 14 | 79.1 |
Related Context
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Darrin Reaves played RB for UAB. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darrin Reaves recorded 2,337 rushing yards, 652 receiving yards, and 30 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
UAB paired 1,222 primary output with 49.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.5 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: Northwestern State
Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · UAB
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
101.8
Efficiency
49.5
Usage
36.2
Consistency
75.5
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 109. LSU: 109. Northwestern State: 185. Vanderbilt: 51. Florida Atlantic: 130. Florida International: 57. UTSA: 116. Middle Tennessee: 115. Marshall: 145. East Carolina: 73. Rice: 35. Southern Miss: 97
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 24 by 48.5. LSU: 16 by 65.9. Northwestern State: 18 by 92.8. Vanderbilt: 15 by 34.3. Florida Atlantic: 21 by 44.5. Florida International: 16 by 32.8. UTSA: 16 by 64.1. Middle Tennessee: 28 by 42.8. Marshall: 27 by 47.9. East Carolina: 18 by 38.1. Rice: 12 by 32.2. Southern Miss: 19 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins121 · Games = 2 · +23 vs Losses
Losses98 · Games = 10 · -23 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern State
Best efficiency game
92.8 vs Northwestern State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Southern Miss | L 27-62 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 5.1 |
| Fri 11/22 | vs Rice2+ TD | L 34-37 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ East Carolina | L 14-63 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4.1 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Marshall2+ TD | L 14-56 | 24 | 98 | 4.10 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Middle Tennessee100 rush yards | L 21-24 | 27 | 111 | 4.10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ UTSA2+ TD | L 31-52 | 12 | 65 | 5.40 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Florida International2+ TD | W 27-24 | 15 | 43 | 2.90 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 23-37 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Vanderbilt | L 24-52 | 14 | 45 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Northwestern State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-28 | 17 | 178 | 10.50 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ LSU | L 17-56 | 14 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6.8 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Troy100 rush yards | L 31-34 | 22 | 104 | 4.70 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.5 |
Player Story
Darrin Reaves story
Darrin Reaves built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Darrin Reaves' career was his backfield work: 2,337 rushing yards, 495 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 652 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 652 receiving yards and 59 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darrin Reaves' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UAB
2011-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 428 | 48.5 | 16.8 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 1,339 | 46.9 | 37.2 | 911 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 1,222 | 49.5 | 36.2 | -117 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern State
Week 4 · W 52-28
Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
185
Scrimmage Yards
97.6 takeover
185 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#2
@ Tulane
Week 9 · L 45-55 · Conference game
221
Scrimmage Yards
93.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
221 scrimmage yards and 51.9 usage.
#3
@ Southern Miss
Week 10 · W 27-19 · Conference game
226
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
226 scrimmage yards and 57.1 usage.
#4
vs Marshall
Week 11 · W 38-31 · Conference game
221
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
221 scrimmage yards and 63.3 usage.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 11 · L 14-56 · Conference game
145
Scrimmage Yards
75.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
145 scrimmage yards and 40.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · UAB
1,222 primary output · 49.5 efficiency · 36.2 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · UAB
77.3
1,339 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 37.2 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · UAB
50.9
428 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
10
2+ TD games
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