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72Overall
SBig Ten

Darnell Savage

Maryland · Safety · 2015-18

TKL
170
INT
7
PD
14

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2016 to 2018, Savage recorded 170 tackles, 9 tackles for loss and 7 interceptions.

Savage was the No. 21 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the highest safety rating at Maryland since 1990 and No. 76 among all safeties of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2018
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2019
    • No. 21 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Darnell Savage season-by-season statistics at Maryland
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
2016593.541
201759082
2018525.524
Total1709147

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

Maryland Teammates

  1. 80William Likely2013-16CB
  2. 75Keandre Jones2019LB
  3. 74D.J. Moore2015-17WR
  4. 74Javon Leake2017-19RB
  5. 74Jermaine Carter2013-17LB
  6. 74Yannick Ngakoue2013-15EDGE
  7. 72Tre Watson2018LB
  8. 70Antoine Brooks2016-19S
  9. 70Ty Johnson2015-18RB
  10. 70Anthony McFarland Jr.2017-19RB

Full Maryland all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 91Grant DelpitLSU · 2017-19S
  2. 91Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama · 2015-17S
  3. 90Antoine Winfield Jr.Minnesota · 2016-19S
  4. 90Richie GrantUCF · 2017-20S
  5. 90DeShon ElliottTexas · 2015-17S
  6. 90Tedric ThompsonColorado · 2013-16S
  7. 90Derwin JamesFlorida State · 2016-17S
  8. 90Jabrill PeppersMichigan · 2014-16S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Darnell Savage) 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.