Darrell Prater
Darrell Prater
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Darrell Prater has been at Jacksonville State through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Kennesaw State — Week 15, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 21 | 13 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 25 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 25 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 45–10
vs Murray State
1 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
Dominant 35-point win at home against Murray State.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #86
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anisi Purcell’s 2025 season.
Matches Anisi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mehki Wingo's junior season at LSU (2023).
Matches Mehki on
Differs from Mehki on