Darius Stills: DL · West Virginia · #56.
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Darius Stills
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at West Virginia span two head coaches: Dana Holgorsen and Neal Brown. All-America (Consensus) in 2020 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Texas Tech — Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | West Virginia | 24 | 12 | 7.5 | 3.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 46 | 31 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 12 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 83 | 51 | 26.0 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 13-27@ No. 15 Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-21vs Baylor | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 38-17vs Kansas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34@ Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 13-17@ No. 22 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-6vs TCU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-42@ No. 12 Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 5 · 2020
W 27-21
vs Baylor
2.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%8 TFLSack rate
15%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries24 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
52.7%
396 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
83.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
435 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Selector Grid · 2020
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Four seasons at West Virginia, 12 sacks, an All-American season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2020)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
