Darrian Beavers: LB · Cincinnati.
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Darrian Beavers
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Randy Edsall and Luke Fickell. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-AAC again in 2021. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Navy — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 9 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 98 | 46 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 58 | 38 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 36 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | UConn | 23 | 15 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | UConn | 15 | 9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 230 | 129 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 6 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Murray State | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24@ Indiana | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13@ No. 9 Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-3vs Temple | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-21vs UCF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-20@ Navy | 14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 31-12@ Tulane | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20vs Tulsa | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-28@ South Florida | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-14vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-13@ East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-20vs No. 16 Houston | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 42 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 35-13
1 interception · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against East Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
98tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%11 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups98 tackles · 11 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
46.9%
399 pass / 451 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #282 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at UConn and Cincinnati, 230 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #182 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bob Diaco, Randy Edsall and Luke Fickell.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 5th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 5th NFL season
