Last confirmed: Southern Miss, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 232 lb · Moss Point, MS
Darius Kennedy: LB · Southern Miss · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darius Kennedy
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Southern Miss linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 him by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 12Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 24 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 27 | 13 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Alcorn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-38@ Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 47-42@ Troy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-13vs UTEP | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-27vs North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-45@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-2vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-17@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-28vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-34@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-30@ Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Jay Hopson, all balanced offenses — 13-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
50.6%
438 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jay Hopson.
