Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Darrion Henry-Young
Senior defensive tackle on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 295 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Princeton
Transferred Coastal Carolina → Virginia for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
6 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2020.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to Virginia in 2026.
Darrion Henry-Young
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Four head coaches in five seasons, at four different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Norfolk State, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Princeton
2022
- Entered the portal
20255 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
2025Coastal Carolina
2026Virginia
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | 6 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 11 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
5 TOT
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Rusher
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
IDL
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Kameron Hamilton’s 2023 season.
78%match
Matches Kameron on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Okechukwu's junior season at Syracuse (2022).
Matches Caleb on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Darrion Henry-Young
The defensive line · Virginia
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- #14Fisher Camac5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jason Hammond3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jonathan Allen2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Darrion Henry-Young0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology