Daryl Porter Jr.: DB · Miami · #2.
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Daryl Porter Jr.
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Louisville — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Miami | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | 21 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 11 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 46 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career | 106 | 83 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-17@ Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Florida A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-0vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 50-15@ South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-34vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-38@ California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-45@ Louisville | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 36-14vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 53-31vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-28@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-14vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 38-42@ Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 52-45
at Louisville
9 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 6 solo tackles
Edged out Louisville on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL28 tackles · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
53.5%
489 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
70.3
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
513 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at West Virginia and Miami, 106 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Mario Cristobal.
