Darius Joiner: DB · Duke · #1.
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Darius Joiner
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. All-ACC in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Northwestern — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
90 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Duke | 90 | 58 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 90 | 58 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-0vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-23@ Northwestern | 14 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-20vs North Carolina A&T | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-35@ Kansas | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17vs Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-38vs North Carolina | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21@ Miami | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ Boston College | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 24-7vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-28@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31vs Wake Forest | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-13vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | 58 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 4 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 34-31
vs Wake Forest
1 interception · 6 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Wake Forest at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
90tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFL90 tackles · 8 for loss · 4 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
45.8%
397 pass / 470 run
Plays / game
66.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #5 of 493 FBS safeties by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2022 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Duke, 90 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2021)
named by 1 selector
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
