Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
#24
Damyrion Darby
Junior cornerback for South Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Bassfield, MS
Returning to South Alabama for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs SE Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback for South Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2024.
Damyrion Darby
Third year in the South Alabama secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 1 INT against SE Louisiana — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Jefferson Davis County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
South Alabama
Played his entire career under Major Applewhite.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Major Applewhite — 12-15 over that span.
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026South Alabama1-1HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score production
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
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–14
vs SE Louisiana
1 INT
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With K. Phillips — 66 rush yds (13 car) · B. Davenport — 154 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · South Alabama
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #77
The secondary · South Alabama
- Christopher Wallace Jr.73 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Harris31 tackles · 2025
- #2Jayvon Henderson27 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Young17 tackles · 2025
- #24Damyrion Darby10 tackles · 2025
29 more on the roster · South Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology