Darren Grainger
Darren Grainger
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Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Shawn Elliott.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 244 | 358 | 68.2% | 2,625 | 7.3 | 20 | 7 | 144.3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 173 | 296 | 58.4% | 2,431 | 8.2 | 18 | 7 | 142.8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 136 | 228 | 59.6% | 1,715 | 7.5 | 19 | 4 | 146.8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 553 | 882 | 62.7% | 6,771 | 7.7 | 57 | 18 | 144.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 159 | 736 | 4.6 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia State | 165 | 752 | 4.6 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia State | 134 | 646 | 4.8 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 458 | 2,134 | 4.7 | 20 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 41–25
at Charlotte
466 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 23 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Riley Leonard’s 2022 season.
Matches Riley on
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joe Fagnano’s path through UConn.
Kellen Mond
Matches Joe on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Daniels's junior season at LSU (2022).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Darren Grainger
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023+53%
Up 53% from first season to most-recent.