Darren Evans: DB · LSU · #26.
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Darren Evans
Erases the deep middle of the field. Second year in the LSU secondary. On tape: 5 tackles against UL Monroe, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs McNeese | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21vs Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-24vs No. 22 Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-42@ No. 16 Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-42vs No. 20 Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-31@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ No. 3 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-16vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-14vs UL Monroe | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24vs No. 14 Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 49-42
vs Florida
1 tackle · 2 pass breakups · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Florida at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL27 tackles · 4 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 11-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
50.8%
443 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
72.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
463 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 31 tackles — the college career is complete.
