Darion Dearinger is a prospect about whom KPGFootball has been raving for some time. We selected him to our freshman and sophomore All-State football teams, so we’re pretty high on him. Big-time FBS, power 5’s are beginning to share in our enthusiasm over his abilities.
Darion has a very busy camp schedule on the very near horizon as he will be virtually everywhere in June. One place where Darion will begin this Ulysses–worthy odyssey will be on Rocky Top. KPGFootball assures you this isn’t a talent we need sliding down the interstate to Knoxville, Tennessee to play his college football.
Tennessee isn’t alone as there are lots of reasons schools are starting to slobber, like Pavlov’s dog, every time Darion rings some unfortunate player’s bell. It might be his size.
Dearinger is a 6-4, 250-pound, prototypical DE, possessing both excellent length and bend. It might be his speed and agility as he moves very well. Darion has been clocked at 4.7 in the 40-yard dash and his pro-AGILITY shuttle (5-10-5) is under 4.5-seconds.
It could be his power as Darion bench presses 305-pounds though only just finishing his sophomore year, back-squats 455-pounds, and deadlifts 475. It could be Darion’s vertical explosion as he power-cleans 300-pounds and is the proud owner of a nearly-30-inch vertical leap.
What ever the reason, Darion Dearinger has collected the post-season hardware one would expect for a player of his skill-level and at his stage of development. For instance, in addition to our selections to both our freshman and sophomore All-State teams, and allow us to brag, they are the only teams of its type in Kentucky’s history, Darion has also been selected to the National Undergraduate Combine‘s All-American team. Darion is listed, by most recruiting services, at the very top of the Class of 2021’s list of Kentucky prospects.
As for his on-field production, we feel it important, before giving over the numbers, to set the table a wee-little bit. It isn’t like he is an unknown and teams are running the ball right at him. We don’t know much about the player the Bearcats have aligned opposite Dearinger, and we are sure he is very tough; but most opponents would concede anything beats running the football right at Dearinger.
In spite of opponents running away from him and opponents assigning additional blockers to his side, Darion still had 52 total tackles in 2018. Darian also collected 13 TFLs and 4 QB sacks to go along with a forced fumble.
This is a kid who has the height, length, speed, quicks, bend, power, explosion, and strength to shut down one-side of the field for a FBS, power 5 defense. This is a kid who is going to play college football at the FBS level. This is also a kid who, if the instate schools sleep on him, will be beating us when we can least afford it some Saturday in the not too distant future.
This is Coach HB Lyon, reporting for KPGFootball, and we’re JUST CALLING IT LIKE WE SEE IT!
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Darian Dearinger’s Sophomore Highlights!
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