Darius Reynolds
American football player (born 1989)
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Darius Reynolds (born April 4, 1989) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Iowa Barnstormers, San Jose SaberCats, and Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at Reedley College and Iowa State University. Reynolds was also a member of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).
Reynolds with the Philadelphia Soul in 2017 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 4, 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | C. D. Hylton (Woodbridge, Virginia) | ||||||||||||
| College | Iowa State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Early life
Reynolds lettered in football, basketball, and track and field at C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. He played quarterback, 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]
| Height | Weight | 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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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 4.54 s | 1.62 s | 2.63 s | 4.25 s | 6.77 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 23 reps | |||
| All values from Iowa State Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
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]
He was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL) 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]
Reynold was assigned to the AFL's San Jose SaberCats on January 12, 2015.[10] The Sabercats won ArenaBowl XXVIII against the Jacksonville Sharks on August 29, 2015.[11]
On February 5, 2016, he was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL.[12] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[13] He earned first-team All-Arena honors in 2017.[14] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[15]
Reynolds was selected by the Guangzhou Power in the fifth round of the 2017 CAFL draft.[16]
AFL statistics
| Year | Team | |||
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| Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 2012 | Iowa | 3 | 63 | 1 |
| 2013 | Iowa | 47 | 619 | 15 |
| 2014 | Iowa | 126 | 1,885 | 39 |
| 2015 | San Jose | 49 | 561 | 11 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia | 112 | 1,447 | 38 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia | 84 | 1,272 | 35 |
| 2018 | Philadelphia | 52 | 754 | 13 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia | 7 | 50 | 1 |
| Career | 480 | 6,651 | 153 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[17]
