Last confirmed: Temple, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 295 lb · North Rhine-Westphalia · Duesseldorf Panther - U 19 A
Joseph Appiah Darkwa: DL · Temple · #44.
Joseph Appiah Darkwa
Penn State to Temple — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1 sack against Tulsa — Week 5, 2023.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 26-48@ Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 34-49vs UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-55vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-18vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Stan Drayton, all pass-leaning offenses — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Stan Drayton
Pass share
61.1%
508 pass / 324 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
521 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Temple, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Stan Drayton.
From North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — one of 32 players from Germany in FBS this season.
