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Darien Porter

Iowa State · Cornerback · 2020-24

INT
3
PD
6
TKL
51

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2024, Porter recorded 51 tackles. In 2024, Porter also had 3 interceptions.

Porter was the No. 68 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 4th-highest cornerback rating at Iowa State since 1990 and No. 92 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 68 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Darien Porter season-by-season statistics at Iowa State
SeasonTklPDInt
2020500
2021300
20221510
20231030
20241823
Total5163

Seasons with tracked stats at Iowa State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Iowa State Teammates

  1. 91Breece Hall2019-21RB
  2. 86Mike Rose2018-21LB
  3. 83Beau Freyler2021-24S
  4. 80JaQuan Bailey2016-20EDGE
  5. 80Will McDonald IV2018-22EDGE
  6. 80Xavier Hutchinson2020-22WR
  7. 77Jaylin Noel2021-24WR
  8. 77Jeremiah Cooper2022-25S
  9. 75Brock Purdy2018-21QB
  10. 75Jayden Higgins2023-24WR

Full Iowa State all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

Best college cornerbacks since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Darien Porter) 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.