Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-19vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-0vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Darnell Jefferies
Former defensive lineman at Minnesota. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′3″ · 285 lb · Covington, GA
Minnesota 2024 — college career complete
Recruiting
3★
DT recruit
No. 560 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at Minnesota. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2018.
- Transferred from Clemson to Minnesota in 2022.
Darnell Jefferies
Darnell Jefferies has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Nevada — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Minnesota, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Newton
20224 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coach2019–2022
Minnesota
2024
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2024
W 24–17
vs USC
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Taylor — 144 rush yds (25 car) · M. Brosmer — 169 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.3 · 14 rush yds (7 car) · 3 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology