1. Ronald Darby was born on January 2,1994 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
47 Facts About Ronald Darby
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Ronald Darby played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Ronald Darby has played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Denver Broncos, and Baltimore Ravens.
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Ronald Darby attended Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, where he played as many as six different positions on offense, defense, and special teams.
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Ronald Darby was a USA Today and Sports Illustrated High School All-American in 2011, and participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game.
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Ronald Darby chose Florida State over Notre Dame, Maryland, Clemson and Auburn.
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Additionally, Ronald Darby was a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity while attending Florida State University.
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Ronald Darby was named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
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Ronald Darby was invited to the NFL Combine and was able to raise his draft stock after finishing with good times in the 40,20, and 10-yard dash.
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Ronald Darby participated at Florida State's Pro Day, but was satisfied with his combine performance and only performed positional drills.
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Ronald Darby had scheduled visits with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, and New York Jets.
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Ronald Darby was the seventh cornerback drafted and one of ten players from Florida State to be selected.
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Ronald Darby has physical attributes, height weight, plays with speed.
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Ronald Darby finished his rookie season with 68 combined tackles, 21 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts, while being named Pro Football Focus' Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 86.3 from Pro Football Focus, which is the fifth highest grade by a rookie cornerback since PFF began.
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Ronald Darby entered training camp slated as the de facto No 2 starting cornerback.
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Ronald Darby finished the 2016 NFL season with 69 combined tackles and 12 pass deflections in 14 games and 14 starts.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 70.6 from Pro Football Focus in 2016, which ranked 66th among all qualifying cornerbacks.
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Ronald Darby entered training camp slated as the No 1 starting cornerback following the departure of Stephon Gilmore and was paired with rookie first round pick Tre'Davious White under new defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier.
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Ronald Darby finished with 34 combined tackles, a career-high three interceptions, and nine passes defended in eight games and seven starts.
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Ronald Darby earned an overall grade of 78.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.
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Ronald Darby returned as the Eagles' No 1 starting cornerback in 2018 and was again paired with Jalen Mills.
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On November 12,2018, Eagles' head coach Doug Pederson announced that Ronald Darby had suffered a torn ACL and would miss the remainder of the 2018 NFL season.
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Ronald Darby finished with 43 combined tackles, 12 passes defended, and one interception in nine games and nine starts.
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Ronald Darby entered training camp on the PUP list, but was able to eventually return to practice and compete for a starting role against Sidney Jones, Jalen Mills, Avonte Maddox, Rasul Douglas, and Cre'Von LeBlanc.
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On December 24,2019, the Eagles officially placed Ronald Darby on injured reserve after he was injured with a hip flexor.
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Ronald Darby finished the 2019 NFL season with 37 combined tackles, 11 pass breakups, and two interceptions in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 45.9 from Pro Football Focus, marking the lowest grade of his entire career.
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Ronald Darby entered training camp projected to be a starting cornerback following the departures of Josh Norman and Aaron Colvin.
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Head coach Ron Rivera named Ronald Darby a starting cornerback to begin the season and paired him with Kendall Fuller.
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Ronald Darby started all 16 games during the 2020 NFL season and finished with a total of 55 combined tackles, 16 pass deflections, and one fumble recovery.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 69.8 from Pro Football Focus in 2020.
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Ronald Darby entered training camp projected to be a starting cornerback under defensive coordinator Ed Donatell.
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Head coach Vic Fangio named Ronald Darby a starting cornerback to begin the season and paired him with Kyle Fuller.
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Ronald Darby was inactive for the final two games of the season due to a shoulder injury.
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Ronald Darby finished the 2021 NFL season with a total of 53 combined tackles and six pass deflections in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 89.4 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked sixth amongst all qualifying cornerbacks in 2021.
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Head coach Nathaniel Hackett named Ronald Darby a starting cornerback to begin the season and paired him with Patrick Surtain II.
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Ronald Darby finished the season with only 14 combined tackles and three pass deflections in five games and five starts.
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Ronald Darby was signed after No 1 starting cornerback Marlon Humphrey suffered a foot injury that would require surgery.
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Ronald Darby started the first four games before being demoted to a backup cornerback upon Marlon Humphrey's return in Week 5.
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Ronald Darby finished the season with 28 combined tackles and seven pass deflections in 16 games and seven starts.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 81.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2023.
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Ronald Darby was reunited with former Philadelphia Eagles' head coach Doug Pederson.
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Ronald Darby entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback under defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen.
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Ronald Darby finished the 2024 NFL season with 46 combined tackles and nine pass deflections in 13 games and 12 starts.
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Ronald Darby received an overall grade of 60.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2024.