Last confirmed: Maryland, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Newark, DE
Darnell Savage Jr.: DB · Maryland · #4.
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Darnell Savage Jr.
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Darnell Savage Jr. has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Maryland. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 2 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 5.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-29vs No. 23 Texas | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14@ Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-35vs Temple | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-13vs Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-42@ No. 15 Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Rutgers | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-23@ No. 19 Iowa | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 63-33vs Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 32-34@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 51-52vs No. 9 Ohio State | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 3-38@ No. 15 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 38 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFL52 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Canada
Pass share
33.5%
241 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 170 tackles — drafted at #21 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Randy Edsall, D.J. Durkin, and Matt Canada. Multi-era developmental context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 8th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 8th NFL season
