Darnell_Savage
Darnell Savage
American football player (born 1997)
Darnell Henry Savage Jr. (born July 30, 1997) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
| No. 6 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 (age 26) Seaford, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Caravel Academy (Bear, Delaware) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Maryland (2015–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||||
Savage attended Caravel Academy in Bear, Delaware. He suffered a broken femur during the first game of his junior season.[1] Savage committed to the University of Maryland to play college football.[2]
Savage played at Maryland from 2015 to 2018.[3][4] During his career, he had 182 tackles, eight interceptions, one sack and two touchdowns.[5][6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.36 s | 1.56 s | 2.58 s | 4.14 s | 7.03 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Savage was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[9][10] On May 2, 2019, Savage signed a 4-year deal worth $12.5 million,[11] including a signing bonus of $7.1 million.[12]
Savage made his NFL debut in the Packers' season opener against the Chicago Bears on September 5, 2019, recording three tackles and one pass deflection.[13] In week 3 against the Denver Broncos, Savage recorded his first career interception off Joe Flacco as the Packers won 27–16.[14]
In Week 12 against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football, Savage intercepted two passes thrown by Mitchell Trubisky during the 41–25 win.[15]
The Packers picked up the fifth-year option on Savage's contract on April 29, 2022.[16] On January 1, 2023, during a Week 17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Savage intercepted a pass thrown by Kirk Cousins and returned it 75 yards for his first NFL touchdown.[17]
On October 25, 2023, Savage was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury.[18] He was activated on December 2.[19]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 13, 2024, Savage signed a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[20]
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | |||
| 2019 | GB | 14 | 14 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | GB | 15 | 15 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 1.0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | GB | 17 | 17 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | GB | 16 | 13 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | GB | 10 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 72 | 69 | 302 | 225 | 77 | 1.0 | 32 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
- Zenitz, Matt. "Post-injury dealings contributed to cornerback Darnell Savage committing to Terps". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Gallen, Daniel. "Terps CB Darnell Savage Jr. getting his shot in freshman season". carrollcountytimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Bowen, Les. "Maryland safety Darnell Savage might catch Eagles' eye; showed leadership at tough time". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Gallen, Daniel (March 27, 2019). "NFL Draft 2019: Maryland's Darnell Savage hopes to follow in footsteps of former Terps to NFL". pennlive.com. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- Kaye, Mike (March 28, 2019). "NFL Draft 2019: Eagles, Jets among teams interested in Maryland's Darnell Savage following pro day". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "Darnell Savage Combine Profile". National Football League. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- "2019 Draft Scout Darnell Savage, Maryland NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- Markus, Don. "Maryland safety Darnell Savage Jr. picked No. 21 overall by Packers in NFL draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Quick pick: Packers trade up, take S Darnell Savage at No. 21". Packers.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Packers sign six draft choices". packers.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- "Packers D, Aaron Rodgers beat Bears 10–3 in opener". ESPN. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Packers remain unbeaten with 27–16 win over Broncos". ESPN. September 22, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – November 29th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "Fifth-year option tracker for first-round picks from the 2019 NFL Draft". National Football League.
- "Can't-Miss Play: Darnell Savage delivers 75-YARD pick-six TD vs. Cousins on fourth down". National Football League. January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- "Packers place S Darnell Savage, CB Eric Stokes on injured reserve". Packers.com. October 25, 2023.
- "Packers activate S Darnell Savage off injured reserve". Packers.com. December 2, 2023.
- Oehser, John (March 13, 2024). "Official: Safety Darnell Savage Agreed to Terms with Jaguars". Jaguars.com.
