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21 Darien Townsend

21 Darien Townsend

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Position:
  • Hometown:
    Youngstown, Ohio
  • High School:
    Youngstown Christian
  • Prev School:

Summary

Biography

2016 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats

Started 14 games at wide receiver...caught 32 passes for a team-high 525 yards and had four touchdowns...averaged 16.4 yards per reception...had catches in 11 games...returned 25 punts for 297 yards and a touchdown...averaged 11.9 yards per punt return...the 297 yards were the second most in a season in YSU history...returned 10 kickoffs for 194 yards...had 1,036 all-purpose yards...at North Dakota State had a career-high seven receptions for a career-best 98 yards...had five receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown in playoff win over Wofford...had a nine-yard scoring grab in the second quarter...caught four passes for 56 yards, including a long of 27 against South Dakota...in season opener vs. Duquesne caught three passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns...had TD grabs of 49 and 36 in the victory...at Jacksonville State had three grabs for 93 yards, including a career-long 85-yard reception...caught two passes for 38 yards and had two rushing attempts for 20 vs. Southern Illinois...had a 10-yard touchdown reception with 4:59 left that proved to be the game-winning score...had two catches for 24 yards against Indiana State...caught two passes for 14 yards against UNI...had a 28-yard reception in playoff opener vs. Samford...sparked comeback wins vs. UNI and Indiana State with key punt returns...against Indiana State returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown with 9:19 remaining left to spur the victory...wsa first YSU punt return for a TD since 2011...against the Panthers had a 45-yard return in the fourth quarter which set up game-winning score...also had a 31-yard return in the game...had three returns for 38 yards, with a long of 24 against Wofford...had three kickoff returns against West Virginia, Illinois State and NDSU...earned his third letter.

2015 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats

Played in all 11 games as a reserve wide receiver...caught 10 passes for 99 yards and had a rush for a seven-yard gain...caught passes in six contests...seven of 10 receptions came in MVFC games...caught three passes for 29 yards at Western Illinois...had a long reception of 16 yards against the Leathernecks...caught a pair of passes for 25 yards, with a long of 21, against Missouri State...had two receptions for 25 yards at Southern Illinois...had a 12-yard reception against Robert Morris...also had catches against Indiana State and Pittsburgh...seven-yard rush came against Saint Francis (Pa.)...earned his second letter.

2014 (Freshman): Played in 10 games, primarily as a member of special teams units...had a 36-yard reception in win over Saint Francis for first career reception...earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Northeast Inland District Division VII honoree as a senior…amassed more than 1,000 total offensive yards each season for Youngstown Christian…played in the OHSBCA North-South All-Star Game in Dayton…also played in the inaugural Ohio-Michigan Border Classic in June…was tabbed the team MVP three times… was a four-year letterwinner…coach was Brian Marrow…also played basketball…was a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Christina and Dwayne Townsend…has two brothers…major is business...is the 2016-17 recipient of the William G. Lyden Jr. Scholarship, the John F. McCarthy, Jr., Memorial Scholarship, and the Sanford D. Rivers Scholarship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2014Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 175 lbs
    84
  • 84

    2015Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 170 lbs
    84
  • 21

    2016Junior

    WR
    5'10" 170 lbs
    21