#10

Darien Porter

Former defensive back at Iowa State. 2024: 3 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 18 tackles.

DB · Iowa State · Sr. · #10

6′4″ · 195 lb · Bettendorf, IA

CFB Index 48 · #286 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceLas Vegas — drafted 2025, Rd 3, Pick 4, #68 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 706 nationally · Signed with Bettendorf

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Iowa State. 2024: 3 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 18 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bettendorf in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Las Vegas in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Iowa State, 51 tackles — drafted at #68 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Recruited3-star out of Bettendorf

2025

Drafted by Las Vegasround 3, pick 68

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#706 national

CFB

College

Iowa State

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #68

Las Vegas · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Matt Campbell

Iowa State

Played his entire career under Matt Campbell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 2nd NFL season

#68Rd 3 · Pick 4

Las VegasEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Matt Campbell — 38-26 over that span.

2020Iowa State9-3HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2021Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Iowa State4-8HC: Matt Campbell · Pass-leaning

2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #286 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (89th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#52 / 862 · 89th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1412 / 2892 · 47th pct

2.0

Solo tackles#1748 / 2892 · 37th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Tackles#2149 / 2892 · 25th pct

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.2
Road6g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	0.3	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #286 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #286 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Iowa State	18	12	2.0	2	3	--
2023	Iowa State	10	7	0.0	3	--	--
2022	Iowa State	15	12	0.0	1	--	--
2021	Iowa State	3	--	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Iowa State	5	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		51	33	2.0	6	3	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 20-19@ Iowa	2	2	0.0	2	0
Wk 4	W 52-7vs Arkansas State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 20-0@ Houston	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 28-16@ West Virginia	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-35vs UCF	2	2	1.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 22-23vs Texas Tech	1	1	1.0	1	0
Wk 11	L 36-45@ Kansas	6	2	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 13	W 31-28@ Utah	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 29-21vs Kansas State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 15	L 19-45@ Arizona State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Total		18	12	2.0	3	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology