Darian Porter

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 230
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
HS:
Seneca HS
Prev School:
Mt. San Jacinto College

Career
Transferred to Memphis from Mt. San Jacinto College … Has played in 24 games ... Has 22 total tackles (14-8), two TFL (3 yards), 0.5 sacks (1 yard), one fumble recovery and one PBU.

2016 (Junior)
Played in all 13 contests, including the Boca Raton Bowl … Registered 20 total tackles (14-6), two TFL (3 yards), 0.5 sacks (1 yard) and one fumble recovery … Had five multi-tackle games … Logged career highs for total tackles (5) and solo hits (5) in a road win at SMU … Also had multi-tackle performances vs. Bowling Green (2), Tulane (3), Tulsa (2) and Cincinnati (3) … Posted first TFL at Memphis in a home win over Kansas … His TFL stopped Kansas on a 4th-and-1 play from the Jayhawks 34-yard line … Tigers took over on downs and scored a TD three plays later … Also had TFL in wins over Cincinnati and Houston … Logged collegiate first sack vs. Houston … Picked up first collegiate fumble recovery in a home win over Temple … Fell on loose ball to end Temple’s first possession of the second quarter.

2015 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 11 of 13 games ... Only two contests missed were vs. Bowling Green and Ole Miss ... Had two total tackles (2 assists) and one PBU ... Played in his first FBS game in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Registered first PBU in the win at Kansas ... His PBU came on the Jayhawks’ final drive of the game ... The PBU was on a 4th-and-5 play from the Memphis 9, ending a Kansas scoring threat ... Recorded first FBS tackle (1 assist) at Temple ... Had second assisted stop in the regular-season home finale vs. SMU.

2014 (Mt. San Jacinto College)
Played one season at Mt. San Jacinto College for head coach Casey Mazzotta ... Earned Southern California Football Association’s (SCFA) All-American Division/ Mountain Conference second team defense honors … Squad’s second-leading tackler with 55 total stops (27- 28) ... Also had four TFL (6 yards), one forced fumble, one interception (16 yards), three PBU and two blocked kicks ... Had a career-high 11 tackles at East Los Angeles … Began collegiate career with six tackles at Antelope Valley … Had eight tackles, including 1.5 TFL, vs. Glendale … At San Diego Mesa, blocked two kicks and had a PBU and seven tackles … In final game at Desert, returned an interception 16 yards and also had a PBU.

High School
Played for head coach LaVell Boyd at Seneca High School in Louisville, Kentucky ... Recorded 19 tackles as a junior in 2012 … Also played basketball for the Red Hawks ... A Seneca High School/Lincoln Foundation Whitney M. Young Scholar.

Personal
Son of Nedra and Joshua Rhodes and Dudley Cox … Has three younger brothers: Jaylen, Dudley Jr., and Joshua Rhodes III … Born October 29 in Louisville, Kentucky ... Professional studies major.