Darin Conley
Darin Conley
Wins his gap play after play. Darin Conley has been at Ball State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Eastern Michigan — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 24 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 16 | 9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 19 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 34–29
vs New Hampshire
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Ball State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #113
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nolan Cockrill’s 2021 season.
Matches Nolan on
Differs from Nolan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Marquaze Parker's sophomore season at Cincinnati (2025).
Matches Marquaze on