#26

Darren Evans

Senior defensive back on LSU's 2021 roster.

DB · LSU · Sr. · #26

6′3″ · 180 lb · Baton Rouge, LA

CFB Index 30 · #304 of 321 cornersLow confidenceLSU 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back on LSU's roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at LSU, 31 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

LSU

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Ed Orgeron — 11-12 over that span.

2020LSU5-5HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced, fast tempo

2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #304 of 321?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (84th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#310 / 2743 · 86th pct

QB hurries#323 / 2743 · 84th pct

Solo tackles#1137 / 2743 · 57th pct

Tackles#1530 / 2743 · 43rd pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2340 / 2743 · 7th pct

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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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road3g	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

30 · #304 of 321 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	LSU	27	20	4	--	--
2020	LSU	4	3	--	--	--
Career		31	23	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2021

W 27–24

vs Texas A&M

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With M. Johnson — 306 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.1 · -9 rush yds (11 car) · A. Atkins — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 34-7vs McNeese	2	2	—	0
Wk 3	W 49-21vs Central Michigan	2	2	—	0
Wk 5	L 19-24vs Auburn	2	1	—	0
Wk 6	L 21-42@ Kentucky	1	0	—	0
Wk 7	W 49-42vs Florida	1	1	—	2
Wk 8	L 17-31@ Ole Miss	2	2	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-20@ Alabama	1	0	—	0
Wk 11	L 13-16vs Arkansas	2	1	—	1
Wk 12	W 27-14vs UL Monroe	5	5	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 13	W 27-24vs Texas A&M	2	2	—	0
Total		20	16	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Darren Evans

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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