Fall 2021: Named First Team All-HCAC, recording 25 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss his senior year.
Spring 2021: Named First Team All-HCAC after recording 25 tackles and a team-leading 5.5 sacks in seven contests...added five pass break-ups, 9.5 tackles for loss and a pair of fumble recoveries...set a new career-high with 10 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss in the season finale against Defiance (4/17).
2019: Saw action in all 10 games, recording 30 tackles and 3.5 tackles for a loss...matched his career high with six tackles on two occasions, coming in wins over Bluffton (9/21) and Rose-Hulman (10/5).
2018: Appeared in eight games as a true freshman, tying for the team lead with 3.5 sacks...earned his first start against Rose-Hulman on homecoming (9/29), finishing with two tackles and one pass block...collected four tackles and his first career sack against Defiance (10/6)...had a season-high six stops in a win over Mount St. Joseph (10/13).
Prior to Franklin: Two-time all-conference selection at Logansport HS.
Personal: Son of Michelle Darden...has one sister, Tori...enjoys football, basketball and playing video games...Political Science major.
