Darnell Savage is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Savage in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Savage's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Darnell Savage
Top 21% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
Height5'11"
Weight198 lb
BornJul 30, 1997
Age29
CollegeMarylandSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2019
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2019 | 22 | GB | 14 | — | 52 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 865 | 94.5% | 100 | 26.9% | 30 | 17 | 0.6 | 71.1 | 10.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23 | GB | 15 | — | 71 | 52 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 876 | 91.1% | 53 | 12.6% | 39 | 22 | 0.6 | 67.3 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 24 | GB | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,038 | 96.1% | 18 | 4.4% | 57 | 37 | 0.6 | 117.4 | 11.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25 | GB | 15 | — | 52 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 819 | 83.4% | 97 | 24.6% | 44 | 30 | 0.7 | 114.2 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26 | GB | 10 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 558 | 87.2% | 51 | 18.9% | 23 | 18 | 0.8 | 106.9 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27 | JAX | 13 | — | 48 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 764 | 83.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 41 | 24 | 0.6 | 118.3 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28 | TOT | 10 | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 266 | — | 38 | — | 20 | 14 | 0.7 | 126.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 28 | BUF | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 48 | 50.0% | 21 | 54.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 28 | JAX | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 48 | 36.5% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 28 | WAS | 7 | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 170 | 33.5% | 17 | 8.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 103 | — | 347 | 251 | 96 | 11 | 3 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 10 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,186 | 83.0% | 364 | 14.7% | 254 | 162 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 50 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1495 all-time of 4,666. 10.9/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · GB · 2019 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
56.7 expected · Δ+6.3
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