Safety, Cincinnati, 2017–20
Darrick Forrest
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbus, OH
- Born
- May 22, 1999, in Columbus, Ohio
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Darrick Forrest played safety at Cincinnati (2017–20). The Washington Football Team took Forrest in round 5, No. 163 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. UCF, 2019Team titles: American champions, 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 106 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 40 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 200 | 126 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 5 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 5 | S | So. | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 5 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 5 | S | Sr. | 6′0″ | 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
2020 Cincinnati 9 games, 40 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Austin Peay | W 55–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Army | W 24–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. South Florida | W 28–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at SMU | W 42–13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Houston | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. East Carolina | W 55–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at UCF | W 36–33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. Tulsa | W 27–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 21–24 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Cincinnati 14 games, 106 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. UCLA | W 24–14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Ohio State | L 0–42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 35–13 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Marshall | W 52–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.UCF | W 27–24 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atHouston | W 38–23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Tulsa | W 24–13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atEast Carolina | W 46–43 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. UConn | W 48–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atSouth Florida | W 20–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Temple | W 15–13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Memphis | L 24–34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | atMemphis | L 24–29 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 38–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Cincinnati 13 games, 49 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atUCLA | W 26–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atMiami (OH) | W 21–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 63–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Ohio | W 34–30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atUConn | W 49–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Tulane | W 37–21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | atTemple | L 17–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | atSMU | W 26–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Navy | W 42–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.South Florida | W 35–23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atUCF | L 13–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.East Carolina | W 56–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Cincinnati 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Michigan | L 14–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNavy | L 32–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atSouth Florida | L 3–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.91 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington Football Team | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 81 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Washington Commanders | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 32 | 126 | 0 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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