Daron Bland: DB · Fresno State · #1.
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Daron Bland
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at Fresno State from Sacramento State. One game to point at: 7 tackles against San José State — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 45 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 45 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs UConn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ No. 11 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Cal Poly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-37@ No. 13 UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-30vs UNLV | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-0@ Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-32vs Nevada | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20@ No. 21 San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-40vs Boise State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-7vs New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-9@ San José State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL45 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lee Marks
Pass share
54.6%
513 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
78.3
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Fresno State, 45 tackles — drafted at #167 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 5th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 5th NFL season
