Orleans Darkwa, 2017
Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Tulane, 2010–⁠13

Orleans Darkwa

Number
No. 26
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
Feb 28, 1992, in Nashville, Tennessee

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Orleans Darkwa played running back at Tulane (2010–⁠13).

Career highs

193rushing yards, career highvs. SMU, 20103rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Louisiana, 20137catches, career hightwice; last vs. Memphis, 2011112receiving yards, career highvs. Memphis, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Tulane1849255.01140
2011Tulane2109244.41368
2012Tulane812453.0332
2013Tulane1888634.61254
Career6632,9574.53968

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Tulane171559.1033
2011Tulane373058.2031
2012Tulane15785.2013
2013Tulane8577.1016
Career775957.7033

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2010Tulane81500

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Tulane26RB
2011Tulane26RB
2012Tulane26RB
2013Tulane26RB6′0″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Tulane1100.0751st (n=226)0.078.114%0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Tulane 13 games, 863 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Jackson StateW 34–⁠7135029––
Sep 7vs.South AlabamaL 39–⁠411032210221
Sep 12atLouisiana TechW 24–⁠152068113116
Sep 21atSyracuseL 17–⁠5293502221
Sep 28atUL MonroeW 31–⁠1417118154––
Oct 5vs.North TexasW 24–⁠2116440816
Oct 12vs.East CarolinaW 36–⁠331256019––
Oct 26vs.TulsaW 14–⁠71366015––
Nov 2atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠341145112––
Nov 9atUTSAL 7–⁠1020103125110
Nov 23vs.UTEPW 45–⁠317137140––
Nov 30atRiceL 13–⁠17142601213
Dec 21 ✦vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠241683322––
2012 Tulane 9 games, 245 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 29vs.UL MonroeL 10–⁠637704––
Oct 6atLouisianaL 13–⁠41916013––
Oct 13vs.SMUW 27–⁠265180721
Oct 20atUTEPL 20–⁠2413590111−1
Oct 27vs.UABW 55–⁠452074232320
Nov 3vs.RiceL 47–⁠494614210
Nov 10atMemphisL 23–⁠37832013113
Nov 17vs.East CarolinaL 23–⁠2841004––
Nov 24atHoustonL 17–⁠40112306635
2011 Tulane 13 games, 924 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 47–⁠331034111124
Sep 10vs.TulsaL 3–⁠311753013312
Sep 17atUABW 49–⁠102064212223
Sep 24atDukeL 27–⁠4891005222
Oct 1atArmyL 6–⁠4516138167313
Oct 8vs.SyracuseL 34–⁠371565240444
Oct 15vs.UTEPL 7–⁠441469123432
Oct 22vs.MemphisL 17–⁠3318841117112
Oct 29atEast CarolinaL 13–⁠34158912129
Nov 5atSMUL 24–⁠451646071−9
Nov 10vs.HoustonL 17–⁠7321123268––
Nov 19atRiceL 7–⁠191978016523
Nov 26atHawai’iL 23–⁠35207121230
2010 Tulane 11 games, 925 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.SE LouisianaW 27–⁠211975323––
Sep 11vs.Ole MissL 13–⁠27653128220
Sep 25atHoustonL 23–⁠4241106116
Oct 9vs.ArmyL 23–⁠41422011339
Oct 16atTulsaL 24–⁠525120418
Oct 23atUTEPW 34–⁠2421114218––
Oct 30vs.SMUL 17–⁠312919302617
Nov 6vs.Southern MissL 30–⁠4627138240––
Nov 13vs.RiceW 54–⁠4926113015––
Nov 20vs.UCFL 14–⁠612012912821
Nov 27atMarshallL 23–⁠382365218764

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2014
Height5′11″
Weight212 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size8⅛″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.29 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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