Darrian Lewis
Darrian Lewis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 12 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 75 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 72 | 42 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Akron | 65 | 42 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Akron | 54 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 266 | 160 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 15 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Fred Peters’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to J.J. Roberts's senior season at Marshall (2023).
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