Donovan Darden is a linebacker at South Carolina who has played in 2 of South Carolina's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 10.
South Carolina is 5-3, No. 23 in the AP poll (week 10).
Second year in the same linebacker corps at South Carolina. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Florida — Week 6, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-19@ No. 16 Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Shane Beamer, all run-leaning offenses — 9-11 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
46.2%
262 pass / 305 run
Plays / game
70.9
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
294 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
