Last confirmed: South Florida, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 207 lb · Miami, FL · Miami Central
Darnell Salomon: WR · South Florida · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darnell Salomon
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Darnell Salomon has been at South Florida through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 95 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Illinois, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Florida | 25 | 440 | 17.6 | 4 |
| 2017 | South Florida | 32 | 512 | 16.0 | 5 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Career | 58 | 960 | 16.6 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14vs Elon | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 50 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-38vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | W 25-19@ Illinois | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 2 | 50 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs East Carolina | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 1 | 66 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-24@ Tulsa | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-30vs UConn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 36-57@ Houston | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 15-41vs Tulane | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 25 | 440 | 17.6 | 4 | 66 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 25-19
vs Illinois · neutral site
5 rec · 95 yds · 2 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at a neutral site.
With B. Barnett — 411 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · 17 rush yds (10 car) · J. Stone — 41.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 52.2 | 21.1 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 42.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 65.8 | 22.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 37.0 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
45.9%
429 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
71.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
423 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Florida, 960 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
