Darius Reynolds
| No. 7 Philadelphia Soul | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 4, 1989 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Woodbridge (VA) C. D. Hylton | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career Arena statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||
Darius Reynolds (born April 4, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He first enrolled at Reedley College before transferring to Iowa State University. He attended C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. Reynolds has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Iowa Barnstormers and San Jose SaberCats.
Early years
Reynolds lettered in football, basketball and track and field at C. D. Hylton High School. He played quarterback for the C.D. Hylton Bulldogs, throwing for 1,500 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior. He led the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and the state semifinals his junior year.[1]
College career
Reynolds played college football and participated in track and field for the Reedley College Tigers.[2] He played quarterback for the Tigers.[1] He passed for 1,752 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 749 yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman in 2007. The Tigers finished 8-3 in 2007.[1][3]
Reynolds transferred to Iowa State University to play football for the Iowa State Cyclones. He led the Cyclones with 43 receptions, 695 receiver yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2011.[4] He finished his career at Iowa State with 81 receptions, 1,050 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
Reynolds was rated the 63rd best wide receiver in the 2012 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 206 lb | 4.54 s | 1.62 s | 2.63 s | 4.25 s | 6.77 s | 35 in | 10 ft 0 in | 23 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Iowa State Pro Day[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Reynolds signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 2, 2012 after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was released by the Packers on May 16, 2012 after failing a physical.[6]
Iowa Barnstormers
Reynolds was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers on July 2, 2012.[7] He was named Second Team All-Arena in 2014 after garnering 126 receptions, 1,884 receiving yards and 39 receiving touchdowns.[8][9]
San Jose SaberCats
Reynold was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats on January 12, 2015.[10] The Sabercats won ArenaBowl XXVIII against the Jacksonville Sharks on August 29, 2015.[11]
Philadelphia Soul
On February 5, 2016, Reynolds was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul.[12] The Soul won ArenaBowl XXIX against the Arizona Rattlers on August 26, 2016.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "#7 Darius Reynolds". cyclones.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ Rose, Kristi (July 24, 2014). "BTW: Darius Reynolds". arenafootball.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ La Gesse, Bobby (August 22, 2009). "Internet sensation makes long-awaited debut at ISU". gc.inisites.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "#7 Darius Reynolds, WR". theiowabarnstormers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- 1 2 "Darius Reynolds". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Darius Reynolds". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Darius Reynolds - Awards". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Darius Reynolds - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ "All-Arena Receiver Headed to San Jose". arenafootball.com. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ Hacke, Ray (August 29, 2015). "San Jose SaberCats roll in ArenaBowl XXVIII for AFL title". mercurynews.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Soul re-sign LB Joe Goosby, sign WR Darius Reynolds". csnphilly.com. February 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.