Darrien Molton: CB · Washington State · #3.
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Darrien Molton
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the same secondary at Washington State. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 sack against Oregon State — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Washington State | 41 | 35 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | Washington State | 31 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Washington State | 72 | 56 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2015 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 144 | 114 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-19@ Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-24vs Eastern Washington | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 36-39@ USC | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-24vs Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-37@ Oregon State | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 34-20vs No. 12 Oregon | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-38@ No. 24 Stanford | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 19-13vs California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-7@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-28vs No. 16 Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 35 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 8 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 59-24
1 interception · 3 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 35-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this season41 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mike Leach — 37-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
71.6%
677 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
72.7
13 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
697 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 144 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Leach.
