Darius Rush: DB · South Carolina · #28.
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Darius Rush
Erases the deep middle of the field. The four seasons at South Carolina span two head coaches: Will Muschamp and Shane Beamer. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Missouri — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina | 38 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | South Carolina | 26 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 75 | 61 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-44@ No. 16 Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-48vs No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14@ No. 13 Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24vs Texas A&M | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-23vs Missouri | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-27@ Vanderbilt | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-38@ Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-38vs No. 5 Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-30@ No. 7 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 30-24
vs Texas A&M
1 interception · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL38 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
50.9%
418 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #100 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Carolina, 75 tackles — drafted at #138 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo, and Shane Beamer. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 4th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 4th NFL season
