Darius Slade: DL · South Florida · #42.
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Darius Slade
Wins the gap play after play. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Herm Edwards and Charlie Strong. One game to point at: 4 tackles against SMU — Week 5, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Florida | 32 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 39 | 25 | 7.0 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-49vs No. 19 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-14@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs South Carolina State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-22@ UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-23vs BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-35@ Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-20@ East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Temple | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20vs No. 17 Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-49vs No. 18 Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-34@ UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry32 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
42.6%
328 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
11.7%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Arizona State and South Florida, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Todd Graham, Herm Edwards and Charlie Strong.
