Donovan Darden
South Carolina Gamecocks
64
Depth

Donovan Darden

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3rd String

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Donovan Darden is listed 3rd string at MLB for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Donovan Darden is listed MLB #3 for South Carolina at 64 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 1091Fred JohnsonStarter
  2. 2783Shawn Murphy
  3. 31564Donovan DardenYou
  4. 42064Josh Smith

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jalen Smith — vs Mississippi State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Shawn Murphy — No. 2 at MLB for South CarolinaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for South Carolina Gamecocks

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Havelock, ranked #214 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 64 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #214 NatlTeam Share0%
Havelock, NC
Jersey
#15
Class
SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
240 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9207
National Rank
#214
High School
Havelock
Hometown
Havelock, NC

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 0th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them -13 vs unit starters → 64.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WTOWTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-9

Donovan Darden's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
Coach South CarolinaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.