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— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) June 10, 2020
--Frank Darby shows big skills, big energy and big smiles on ASU Pro Day (by Stephen McCarthy, TheSunDevils.com/April 12, 2021)
FRANK DARBY PRO DAY LINKS
ASU’s Frank Darby leaves Pro Day with confidence, family on his mind
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Frank Darby takes on Pro Day, wants to be remembered as energy guy
Darby reflects on Pro Day
FRANK DARBY FEATURES
--Let's be Frank: From the mean streets of Jersey City to the End Zones of Tempe (by Jeremy Hawkes, thesundevils.com/June 9, 2020)
--Frank Darby is transitioning into a leader on and off the field (by Hunter Hipple, WCSN/Oct. 29, 2020)
--Darby eager to show route running versatility (by Jesse Morrison, Devils Digest/Oct. 21, 2020)
--Frank Darby provides ASU football’s captain corps energy (by Alex Weiner, ASU State Press/Oct. 16, 2020) --The pride of Lincoln High: How Frank Darby danced his way from Jersey City to Arizona State (by Doug. Haller, The Athletic/Dec. 5, 2019)
- Redshirt Junior (2019)
- Big-play threat that developed into one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in the conference
- Looks to become the third consecutive Sun Devil receiver to be drafted (N’Keal Harry and Brandon Aiyuk both first round picks)
- Will have a chance to assume the lead receiver role in 2020 after playing behind two eventual first-round receivers in N’Keal Harry (2018) and Brandon Aiyuk (2019)
- Earned Pac-12 honorable mention accolades in 2019
- Hauled in a touchdown pass in four straight games in the back half of the season and accounted for two touchdowns in three of those outings. He had seven touchdowns over the four-game span (UCLA-USC-Oregon State-Oregon). Prior to the UCLA game, he had five total receiving touchdowns in his previous 30 career games to that current four-game stretch.
- In those four games, he has made 16 catches for 387 yards (24.2 yards per catch) and seven touchdowns
- His 125-yard performance in the upset victory over No. 6 Oregon was the fifth 100+ yard game of his career
- Darby's 19.87 yards per reception last season was 10th in the country and second among Pac-12 receivers
- When targeted this season, Darby posted a 133.1 NFL quarterback rating (31 catches for 616 yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions) – good for the 21st-highest total among all wide receivers nationally and top-10 among those that return this season
- Emerged as a significant part of the Sun Devil offense, offering a potent deep threat
- Finished with 21 catches for 421 yards and two touchdowns, playing in all 13 games for the Sun Devils
- 50% of his targets last year came on deep passes, a total that led the Pac-12
- Averaged 20.0 yards/catch, which would have put him 14th nationally had he caught five more passes to reach the catches/game minimum
- Put together two 100+ yard performances
- Made five catches for 127 yards with a long of 51 yards on the road against San Diego State (9/15)
- Caught three passes for 131 yards against Colorado (10/6), including a 72-yard catch and 40-yard touchdown reception
- Appeared in 10 games for the Sun Devils
- Had a career high three catches for 111 yards and a touchdown against San Diego State.
- Recorded his career long reception with a 53-yarder against SDSU.
- Finished the season with 9 catches for 234 yards and two touchdowns.
- Acted as a big play threat, averaging 26 yards per catch.
- His only rushing attempt of the year went for a 21-yard touchdown at Texas Tech.
- Named Co-Scout Team Player of the Year among offensive players along with Ryan Newsome while redshirting the campaign.
- Rated by 247 Sports composite as a three-star recruit
- As a senior at Lincoln High School he picked up 957 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 35 receptions on the way to first-team all-state honors, Lincoln High’s first recipient in four decades