Defensive back, Maryland, 2015–18
Darnell Savage Jr.
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Newark, DE
- Born
- Jul 30, 1997, in Newark, Delaware
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Darnell Savage Jr. played defensive back at Maryland (2015–18). The Green Bay Packers took Savage in the first round, No. 21 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Nebraska, 20162interceptions, career highvs. Rutgers, 2018Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 of 12 | 8 | 8 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Maryland | 4 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Maryland | 4 | DB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Maryland | 4 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Maryland | 4 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Maryland 12 games, 52 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Texas | W 34–29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | at Bowling Green | W 45–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Temple | L 14–35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Minnesota | W 42–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Michigan | L 21–42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Rutgers | W 34–7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa | L 0–23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Illinois | W 63–33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Michigan State | L 3–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Indiana | L 32–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Ohio State | L 51–52 | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Penn State | L 3–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Maryland 12 games, 59 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atTexas | W 51–41 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Towson | W 63–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UCF | L 10–38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atMinnesota | W 31–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atOhio State | L 14–62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–37 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Wisconsin | L 13–38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Indiana | W 42–39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atRutgers | L 24–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Michigan | L 10–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atMichigan State | L 7–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Penn State | L 3–66 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2016 Maryland 11 games, 59 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Howard | W 52–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Florida International | W 41–14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atUCF | W 30–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Purdue | W 50–7 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | atPenn State | L 14–38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Minnesota | L 10–31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atMichigan | L 3–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Ohio State | L 3–62 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Nebraska | L 7–28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Rutgers | W 31–13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Boston College | L 30–36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–24).
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 198 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 74¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.36 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.45 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 93 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 71 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 93 | 349 | 1 | 10 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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