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Chris Darkins

Minnesota · Running Back · 1992-95

SPD
72
ELU
68
PWR
63

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Darkins was a first-team all-conference pick in 1994.

In the Minnesota record book, Darkins ranks No. 7 in career rushing yards. Darkins's 1994 season ranks No. 4 in program history for rushing yards.

Darkins was the No. 123 overall pick in the 1996 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 5th-highest running back rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 44 among all running backs of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1994
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 1996
    • No. 123 overall pick, NFL Draft

Minnesota Record Book

  • No. 7 in career rushing yards
  • No. 4 in single-season rushing yards (1994)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1990-1994 eraRB72
  • 1995-1999 eraRB72

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 91Tyrone Carter1996-99S
  2. 80LeManzer Williams1994-97EDGE
  3. 74Karon Riley1999-2000EDGE
  4. 74Thomas Hamner1996-99RB
  5. 72Patt Evans1991TE
  6. 72Sean Lumpkin1990-91S
  7. 72Willie Middlebrooks1999-2000CB
  8. 71Omar Douglas1991-93WR
  9. 70Broderick Hall1996LB
  10. 70Rodney Heath1994-96CB

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 96Ricky WilliamsTexas · 1995-98RB
  2. 95Eddie GeorgeOhio State · 1992-95RB
  3. 95Ron DayneWisconsin · 1996-99RB
  4. 91LaDainian TomlinsonTCU · 1997-2000RB
  5. 91Troy DavisIowa State · 1994-96RB
  6. 90Byron HanspardTexas Tech · 1994-96RB
  7. 88Darnell AutryNorthwestern · 1994-96RB
  8. 88David AllenKansas State · 1996-99RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Chris Darkins) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.