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Darrell Luter Jr.

Former cornerback at South Alabama. 2022: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 37 tackles.

CB · South Alabama · Sr. · #18

6′0″ · 190 lb · Hattiesburg, MS

CFB Index 42 · #199 of 322 cornersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceSan Francisco — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 21, #155 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 236 nationally · Joined South Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at South Alabama. 2022: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 37 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2020.
Drafted round 5 by the San Francisco in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at South Alabama, 84 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #155 overall by San Francisco.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20208 games

Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Pearl River C.C.

20219 games

All-Sun Beltfirst

202212 games

All-Sun Beltthird

2023

Drafted by San Franciscoround 5, pick 155

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#236 national

CFB

College

South Alabama

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #155

San Francisco · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

2 coaches

2020

Steve Campbell

South Alabama

2021–2022

Kane Wommack

South Alabama

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

#155Rd 5 · Pick 21

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020South Alabama4-7HC: Steve Campbell · Run-leaning

2021South Alabama5-7HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced

2022South Alabama10-3HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #199 of 322?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (95th percentile). Strength: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Forced fumbles#11 / 737 · 95th pct

Passes defended#240 / 2755 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#747 / 2755 · 72nd pct

Tackles#973 / 2755 · 64th pct

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2143 / 2755 · 18th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road6g	3.2	0.1	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	0.1	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #199 of 322 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #199 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	South Alabama	37	25	0.5	5	1	1
2021	South Alabama	20	12	2.0	9	4	--
2020	South Alabama	27	15	0.0	1	--	--
Career		84	52	2.5	15	5	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 48–7

vs Nicholls

1 QB HUR · 2 TOT

Dominant 41-point win at home against Nicholls.

With J. Brooks — 41 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 58 LONG · C. Bradley — 260 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.7 · 10 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-7vs Nicholls	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 38-24@ Central Michigan	3	3	0.0	—	2
Wk 3	L 31-32@ UCLA	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 38-14vs Louisiana Tech	4	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 20-17@ Louisiana	3	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 7	W 41-34vs UL Monroe	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 6-10vs Troy	5	3	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 9	W 31-3@ Arkansas State	4	3	0.0	—	2
Wk 10	W 38-31@ Georgia Southern	2	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	W 38-21vs Texas State	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 27-20@ Southern Miss	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 27-20vs Old Dominion	3	3	0.0	—	0
Total		37	25	0.5	1	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Darrell Luter Jr.

20208 games

20219 games

202212 games

2023

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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