Player Career

Darren Andrews Career Story

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

Player Story

Darren Andrews story

Darren Andrews built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Phillips Ranch, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Darren Andrews' career was his receiving role: 162 catches, 1,977 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 76 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 76 rushing yards and 115 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Darren Andrews 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

    UCLA

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonUCLA5283.34.7
2014 Regular SeasonUCLA0-52
2015 PostseasonUCLA44365.616.1443
2015 Regular SeasonUCLA44365.616.10
2016 Regular SeasonUCLA70981.123.2266
2017 Regular SeasonUCLA7737726.464

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Memphis

Week 3 · L 45-48

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

175

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

175 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Washington State

Week 7 · L 21-27 · Conference game

116

Receiving Yards

98.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

116 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Colorado

Week 10 · L 10-20 · Conference game

88

Receiving Yards

91.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

88 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#4

vs Arizona

Week 5 · W 45-24 · Conference game

108

Receiving Yards

91 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#5

@ Stanford

Week 7 · L 35-56 · Conference game

100

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · UCLA

773 primary output · 77 efficiency · 26.4 usage

82

#2

2016 Regular Season · UCLA

79.4

709 primary · 81.1 efficiency · 23.2 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · UCLA

60.7

443 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 16.1 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

6

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games