Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Long Island University | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
Darel Middleton
Last confirmed: West Virginia, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′7″ · 305 lb · Knoxville, TN · East Mississippi C.C.
Darel Middleton: DL · West Virginia · #97.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darel Middleton
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Long Island University — Week 2, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
West Virginia in the news
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Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Tennessee | 15 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Tennessee | 28 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 21 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2021
W 66-0
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 66-point win at home against Long Island University.
Teams and coaches
2019Tennessee8-5HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning
2020Tennessee3-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning
2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
50.1%
445 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
2 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- Oct 2021 Entered the transfer portal
- 2021 West Virginia BrownYear 5 · 1 game
- Jun 2021 Entered the transfer portalTennessee to West Virginia
- 2020 Tennessee PruittYear 4 · 9 games
- 2019 Tennessee PruittYear 3 · 11 games
- 2018 Tennessee PruittYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Tennessee JonesYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 567 in the country.
His moves
- Signed in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Tennessee to West Virginia, Jun 30, 2021.
- Entered the transfer portal from West Virginia, Oct 13, 2021.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Tennessee and West Virginia, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
2 programs, one constant: he played.
2016
- Recruited3-star out of Oak Ridge
2019 11 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of East Mississippi C.C.
2021
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to West Virginiafrom Tennessee
2022
- Entered the portalfrom West Virginia
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt and Neal Brown.